JPH0689783A - Lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a lighting fixture which can make dimmer control for all-night lamp without icreasing the number of switches. CONSTITUTION:A signal receiving part 7 judges whether a remote control signal from a transmission part 9 is received, and if no, the operation is terminated. If yes, judgement is made whether it is 'down', and if so, it is judged whether the all-night lamp 3 is at present at the lower blightness limit, and if the case is such, the operation is terminated. If judgement at Step 13 is not at the lower blightness limit, a control part 4 controls an all-night lamp lighting device 6 to make the all-night lamp 3 one step darker. If it is not 'down', judgement is made whether it is 'up', and if 'up', it is judged whether the lamp 3 is at present is at the upper blightness limit, and if the case is such, the operation is terminated. If it is not the upper blightness limit, the control part 4 controls the lighting device 6 to make the lamp one step darker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a luminaire in which a main illuminating section and a night light are provided in a luminaire body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a luminaire capable of dimming a nightlight, for example, a volume for dimming the nightlight is attached to a main body of the luminaire, and the brightness of the nightlight is controlled by controlling the volume. The composition is known.

[0003]

However, as described above, in the case of controlling the brightness of the nightlight by the volume, in general, the dimming of the nightlight is not always performed, and for the reason of design. However, since it is not attached to a place where the operability is very good, and it is provided separately from the switch at the time of normal operation, there is a problem that there is a design restriction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a luminaire capable of performing dimming control of a night light without increasing the number of switches.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luminaire having a main illuminating unit and a nightlight separate from the main illuminating unit in the main body of the luminaire, and the dimming unit is operated to transmit a wireless medium from the transmitting unit. In a lighting fixture that transmits a signal to a receiving unit connected to the fixture body to perform dimming of the main lighting unit, the nightlight is dimmed by operating the dimming unit when the nightlight is on. It is light controlled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luminaire having a main illuminating section and a night light separate from the main illuminating section in a main body of the luminaire, and an auxiliary switch is operated to perform dimming of the main illuminating section. The night light is dimming-controlled by continuing to operate the auxiliary switch when the night light is turned on.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luminaire having a main illuminating section and a night light separate from the main illuminating section in a main body of the luminaire, wherein a pull switch is operated to perform dimming of the main illuminating section. The night light is dimming-controlled by continuing to pull the pull switch when the night light is turned on.

[0008]

In the luminaire according to the first aspect, when the night light is turned on, the dimming means of the transmitting section is operated to transmit the wireless medium, and the night light is dimming-controlled, so a special separate switch is provided. Instead, it can control the dimming of night lights.

In the luminaire according to the second aspect, since the night light is dimming-controlled by continuously operating the auxiliary switch when the night light is turned on, the night light can be dimmed without providing a special switch. It

In the luminaire according to the third aspect, since the night light is dimming-controlled by continuing to pull the pull switch when the night light is turned on, the night light can be dimmed without providing a special switch. .

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the lighting equipment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a tool body 1 is attached to a ceiling surface or the like, and inside the tool body 1,
A discharge lamp 2 such as a fluorescent lamp, which serves as a main illumination unit, and a night light 3 are provided. The main lighting unit is not limited to the discharge lamp, but may be a high pressure lamp or an incandescent lamp.

Similarly, in the instrument body 1, a control unit 4 such as a microcomputer, a discharge lamp lighting device 5 for lighting the discharge lamp 2, a nightlight lighting device 6 for lighting the nightlight 3, and light or electromagnetic waves. A receiving unit 7 that receives a signal of a wireless medium such as is provided. Further, the pull switch 8 as an auxiliary switch is provided in the instrument body 1.
Is attached.

On the other hand, a transmitter 9 for transmitting a control signal having a switch such as a dimmer is provided to the receiver 7 separately from the instrument body 1.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, the receiving unit 7 judges whether or not the signal from the transmitting unit 9 has been received (step 1), and if not received, the processing is ended. If it is determined that the light has been received in step 1, it is determined whether or not the light is off (step 2), and if it is off, the light off mode is set (step 3). The operation of the night-light lighting device 6 is stopped. If it is determined in step 2 that the light is not off, it is determined whether or not it is a night light (step 4), and if it is a night light, the night light lighting mode is set (step 5), and the control unit 4 sets the night light lighting device. Operate 6 and night light 3
Light up. If it is determined in step 4 that the lamp is not the night light 3, it is determined whether the discharge lamp is on (step 6). If the discharge lamp is on, the discharge lamp lighting mode is set (step 7). ), The control unit 4 operates the discharge lamp lighting device 5 to light the discharge lamp 2.

Next, the case of the night light lighting mode will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, the receiving unit 7 determines whether or not a remote control signal from the transmitting unit 9 has been received (step 11), and if not received, the process ends. If it is determined that the signal is received in step 11, it is determined whether or not it is down (step 12), and if it is down, it is determined whether or not the nightlight 3 is currently at the lower limit brightness (step 12). 13), if the brightness is at the lower limit, end. If it is determined in step 13 that the brightness is not at the lower limit, the control unit 4 controls the night-light lighting device 6 to dim the night-light 3 by one step (step 1
Four). On the other hand, if it is determined in step 12 that it is not down, it is determined whether or not it is up (step 1
5) If it is up, it is determined whether or not the night light 3 is currently at the upper limit brightness (step 16), and if it is at the upper limit brightness, the process ends. If it is determined in step 16 that the brightness is not at the upper limit, the controller 4 controls the night-light lighting device 6 to make the night-light 3 dim by one level.

As described above, the transmitter 9 normally uses the up switch or the down switch, which is the dimming means used for controlling the discharge lamp 2, also for controlling the night light 3, so that the number of switches is not increased. The dimming control of the night light 3 can be performed.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a pull switch 8 is provided in place of the receiving section 7 in the embodiment shown in FIG. The pull switch 8 may be provided in the embodiment shown in FIG.

The night-light lighting mode operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, first, the pull switch 8
It is judged whether or not has been pulled for a predetermined time or longer (step 21), and if it has not been pulled for a predetermined time or longer, the process ends. When the pull switch 8 is pulled for a predetermined time or longer in step 21, it is determined whether or not the brightness of the night light 3 is the upper limit brightness (step 22). If the brightness is not the upper limit brightness, the night light 3 is determined. The controller 4 controls the night-light lighting device 6 to make the brightness of 3 one step brighter (step 23). Further, subsequently, it is judged whether or not the pull switch 8 has been pulled for a predetermined time or more (step 24). If the pull switch 8 has been pulled for a predetermined time or longer, the process returns to step 22, and if it has not been pulled for the predetermined time or more, finish. When it is determined in step 22 that the brightness is not the upper limit brightness, the controller 4 controls the nightlight lighting device 6 to make the brightness of the nightlight 3 darker by one step (step 2
Five). Furthermore, it is then determined whether or not the pull switch 8 has been pulled for a predetermined time or longer (step 26), and if it has been pulled for a predetermined time or longer, it is determined whether or not the brightness is at the lower limit (step 27). ), Step for lower brightness
25, and if the brightness is the lower limit, the process returns to step 23.

Also in the case of this embodiment, since the pull switch 8 can be operated, the dimming control of the night light 3 can be performed without increasing the number of switches.

Further, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a nightlight brightness setting switch 10 is provided in place of the receiving section 7 in the embodiment shown in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 4 fetches the brightness data set by the nightlight brightness setting switch 10 (step 31), and the control unit 4 lights up the nightlight based on the fetched data. The brightness of the device 6 is set and the night light 3 is turned on (step 32).

[0028]

According to the lighting apparatus of the first aspect, when the night light is turned on, the dimming means of the transmitting section is operated to transmit the wireless medium, and the night light is dimming-controlled. The night light can be dimmed without a switch.

According to the lighting device of the second aspect, since the night light is dimming-controlled by continuously operating the auxiliary switch when the night light is turned on, the night light is dimmed without providing a special switch. it can.

According to the lighting device of the third aspect, since the night light is dimming-controlled by continuing to pull the pull switch when the night light is turned on, the night light can be dimmed without providing a special switch. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a lighting fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance of the same lighting fixture.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the same main operation as above.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the nightlight lighting mode of the above.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the same operation.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the above.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the same operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument main body 2 Discharge lamp as main lighting unit 3 Night light 7 Receiver 8 Pull switch which is also an auxiliary switch 9 Transmitter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main body of the fixture has a main lighting unit and a night light separate from the main lighting unit, and a dimmer is operated to transmit a wireless medium from the transmitter, and a receiver connected to the main body of the fixture. In the lighting fixture that receives a signal to control the main lighting unit, the lighting fixture is controlled by operating the dimming means when the nightlight is on. 2. A luminaire having a main illuminating section and a night light separate from the main illuminating section in the main body of the luminaire, wherein an auxiliary switch is operated to perform dimming of the main illuminating section. A lighting fixture, wherein the night light is dimming-controlled by continuously operating an auxiliary switch. 3. A luminaire having a main illuminating section and a nightlight separate from the main illuminating section in a main body of the luminaire, wherein a pull switch is operated to perform dimming of the main illuminating section. A lighting fixture, wherein the night light is dimming-controlled by continuing to pull a pull switch.