JPH0964993A - Reporting equipment - Google Patents

Reporting equipment

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JPH0964993A
JPH0964993A JP24370895A JP24370895A JPH0964993A JP H0964993 A JPH0964993 A JP H0964993A JP 24370895 A JP24370895 A JP 24370895A JP 24370895 A JP24370895 A JP 24370895A JP H0964993 A JPH0964993 A JP H0964993A
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battery
replacement time
replacement
time
network control
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Sadashi Matsuda
貞司 松田
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NEC Platforms Ltd
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Nitsuko Corp
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely replace a battery by counting a replacement time after the connection of a battery to detect the replacement period thereby reporting the battery replacement period. SOLUTION: The equipment is provided with a network control means to e connected to a notice destination via a telephone line, a replacement period storage means to store a replacement period of a battery, a battery detection means to detect the connection of the battery and the time count is started after the battery detection means detects the connection of a battery and when it is decided that the count time reaches the replacement time based on data stored in the replacement time storage means, the replacement time of the battery is reported to the notice destination by the network control means. Then the network control means is make up of a trunk line circuit 18 and a control section 15, and the replacement time storage means is made up part of memory space of a memory 14. Moreover, the battery detection means is made up of a battery connection detection circuit 12 and the control section 15, and the replacement time information transmission means is made up of part of the memory space of the memory 14, the control section 15 and a timer 13.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は検出器、装置等の検
出結果、状態を、予め設定されたある条件あるいは時間
により、自動的に電話回線を介して遠隔地に通報する通
報装置に関し、詳しくは電池の寿命時期を自動的に通知
することのできる通報装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reporting device for automatically reporting a detection result or state of a detector, a device or the like to a remote place via a telephone line according to a preset condition or time. Relates to a notification device capable of automatically notifying a battery life period.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来この種の通報装置においては、バッ
クアップ電源用の蓄電池等の寿命を通知する機能を有し
ていなかった。このため蓄電池を取り付けた作業員が、
取り付けた年月日または、工事時期を予め指定されたメ
モ欄などに記述し、定期点検の時にこの、メモ書きを確
認し蓄電池の交換を行っていた。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a notification device of this type does not have a function of notifying the life of a storage battery for a backup power source. For this reason, the worker who installed the storage battery
The date of installation or the construction period was described in a designated memo field, etc., and during the periodic inspection, the memo was checked and the storage battery was replaced.

【0003】このため蓄電池の交換時期は、作業員のメ
モ書きや記憶により確認することが多く、交換時期を逸
する場合が頻繁に生じ、蓄電池の寿命により、停電時な
どの必要とされるときには動作しないと云う不都合が生
じていた。
For this reason, the replacement time of the storage battery is often confirmed by the operator's memo writing or memory, and the replacement time is often missed, and the life of the storage battery often causes a power failure or the like when necessary. There was an inconvenience that it did not work.

【0004】このような蓄電池の寿命を検知する手段と
して、例えば特開平5−252301号公報に記載され
ている、電源部の電圧を検出する通報装置が知られてい
る。即ち図2にその構成を示す。図2において、25は
回線端末装置、27は電話回線、28は網制御部、29
はデータ送信部、30は通信端末インターフェース部、
26は通信端末、33は試験開始部、31は電源部、3
5は電圧測定部、34は試験結果通報部である。
As a means for detecting the life of such a storage battery, there is known a notification device for detecting the voltage of a power supply unit, which is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-252301. That is, the structure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, 25 is a line terminal device, 27 is a telephone line, 28 is a network control unit, and 29 is a network control unit.
Is a data transmission unit, 30 is a communication terminal interface unit,
26 is a communication terminal, 33 is a test starter, 31 is a power supply, 3
5 is a voltage measuring unit, and 34 is a test result notifying unit.

【0005】しかして、例えば通信端末装置26のガス
メータに異常が発生した場合、通信端末インターフェー
ス部30に対しデータが伝達され、このデータはデータ
送受信部29を介して網制御部28に伝達される。網制
御部28では予め設定された電話番号をダイヤルしてセ
ンタ端末1との通信ラインを確立し、データを送出す
る。センタ端末1ではこのデータによりガスメータに異
常が生じたことを知る。
Therefore, for example, when an abnormality occurs in the gas meter of the communication terminal device 26, the data is transmitted to the communication terminal interface unit 30, and this data is transmitted to the network control unit 28 via the data transmitting / receiving unit 29. . The network control unit 28 dials a preset telephone number to establish a communication line with the center terminal 1 and sends data. The center terminal 1 knows from this data that an abnormality has occurred in the gas meter.

【0006】また、試験開始部33内の時計により24
時間が経過すると、この試験開始部33は電圧測定部1
5に対して試験開始信号を送出し、電圧測定部35を起
動する。電圧測定部35は電源部31の電圧をA/D変
換して試験結果通報部34に出力する。試験結果通報部
34は入力されたデータを電文データ形式に変更した
後、網制御部28に出力する。網制御部28では予め設
定された電話番号をダイヤルしてセンタ端末1との通信
ラインを確立し、データを送出する。また、センタ端末
1からセンターポーリングによりデータを収集すること
もできる。
In addition, the clock in the test starting unit 33 is set to 24
After a lapse of time, the test starting section 33 is operated by the voltage measuring section 1
A test start signal is sent to 5 to activate the voltage measuring unit 35. The voltage measuring unit 35 A / D converts the voltage of the power supply unit 31 and outputs it to the test result notifying unit 34. The test result notifying unit 34 converts the input data into a telegram data format and then outputs the data to the network control unit 28. The network control unit 28 dials a preset telephone number to establish a communication line with the center terminal 1 and sends data. Data can also be collected from the center terminal 1 by center polling.

【0007】このようにしてセンタ端末1では図3に示
すように各回線端末装置25の電源電圧を把握すること
ができ、例えば同じA地区で交換が必要な電圧に低下し
たTN3,TN4と次に使用不能になるTN2があるこ
とがわかり、交換に伴う出動回数を減らすことができる
というものである。
In this way, the center terminal 1 can grasp the power supply voltage of each line terminal device 25 as shown in FIG. 3. For example, in the same area A, TN3 and TN4 which have dropped to a voltage necessary for replacement and It can be seen that there is a TN2 that cannot be used, and the number of dispatches required for replacement can be reduced.

【0008】[0008]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、このよ
うな回線端末装置25は電源部31の電圧を測定して、
これをセンタ端末1に送出するため、定期的に試験開始
信号を送出する試験開始部33やA/D変換回路を有す
る電圧測定部35を必要とし、装置が複雑となりコスト
アップにもなる。また、センタ端末1においても各回線
端末装置25から定期的に送出される電圧のデータを受
信し、解析して交換が必要か否かを判断しなければなら
ず煩雑である。更に蓄電池の性質によっては、単純に電
圧の変動からでは寿命の判断が困難なものもある。
However, such a line terminal device 25 measures the voltage of the power supply unit 31 and
In order to send this to the center terminal 1, a test start unit 33 that sends a test start signal periodically and a voltage measuring unit 35 having an A / D conversion circuit are required, which makes the device complicated and increases the cost. Further, the center terminal 1 also has to receive voltage data periodically sent from each line terminal device 25, analyze it, and judge whether or not replacement is necessary, which is complicated. Further, depending on the nature of the storage battery, it may be difficult to judge the life of the storage battery simply by changing the voltage.

【0009】この発明はかかる点に鑑みなされたもので
あって、その目的とするところは、簡単な構成で、電池
の寿命時期のみを通知することで、電池の交換を確実に
行うことのできる通報装置を提供することにある。
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to notify the battery life period only with a simple structure, so that the battery can be reliably replaced. To provide a reporting device.

【0010】[0010]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決すべく本
発明は、電話回線を介して通報先と接続するための網制
御手段と、電池の交換時期を記憶するための交換時期記
憶手段と、電池が接続されたことを検出する電池検出手
段と、この電池検出手段により電池が接続されたことを
検出してから計時を開始しこの計時時間が前記交換時期
記憶手段に記憶されているデータにより交換時期である
と判断したときに前記網制御手段により通報先に電池の
交換時期を通報する交換時期情報送出手段とを備えるこ
ととした。
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a network control means for connecting to a report destination via a telephone line, and a replacement time storage means for storing the replacement time of a battery. , Battery detecting means for detecting that a battery is connected, and time counting is started after the battery detecting means detects that a battery is connected, and the measured time is the data stored in the replacement time storing means. Therefore, when it is judged that it is time to replace the battery, the network control means is provided with a replacement time information sending means for notifying the notification destination of the battery replacement time.

【0011】[0011]

【発明の実施の形態】次に図を参照しつつ本発明の実施
の形態につて説明する。図1は本発明にかかる通報装置
の基本構成を示したブロック図である。図において1は
電池11の交換時期情報、その他通報装置5の対象とす
る装置、機器の情報を通報する通報先、7は電話回線、
5は通報装置、11は通報装置5に接続されるバックア
ップ用の蓄電池等の電池である。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a notification device according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the information about the replacement time of the battery 11, other devices targeted by the reporting device 5, the reporting destination for reporting information on the device, 7 is a telephone line,
Reference numeral 5 is a notification device, and 11 is a battery such as a backup storage battery connected to the notification device 5.

【0012】また、18は電話回線7を介して通報先1
に必要な情報を送出するため、回線との接続、切断や通
報先1の番号をダイヤル等する局線回路、12は電池が
接続されたことを検出する電池接続検出回路、13は計
時動作を行うタイマ、14はROM,RAM等の半導体
素子等により構成されるメモリ、15はこれら局線回路
18、電池接続検出回路12、タイマ13、メモリ14
と接続され、情報の授受や必要な制御を行う制御部であ
る。
Further, 18 is a report destination 1 via the telephone line 7.
In order to send the necessary information to the station, a line circuit for connecting / disconnecting the line, dialing the number of the callee 1 and the like, 12 is a battery connection detection circuit for detecting that the battery is connected, and 13 is a timing operation A timer for execution, 14 is a memory composed of semiconductor elements such as ROM and RAM, and 15 is these station line circuit 18, battery connection detection circuit 12, timer 13, memory 14
It is a control unit that is connected to and receives information and performs necessary control.

【0013】局線回路18は例えばNCU(Netwo
rk Control Unit)等の電話通信におけ
る周知の技術手段により構成可能であり、電池接続検出
回路12は例えば機械接点により直接電池を検出すれば
構成が極めて簡単になるが、その他電気的手段(電圧、
インピーダンスの変化)、磁気的手段によっても検出可
能である。またタイマは外部にて専用のICを用いた
り、モジュール化され計時時間が付属のダイヤルなどに
より設定が可能なタイマユニットを使用しても良く、制
御部のCPUにプログラムによる計時動作をさせても良
い。制御部15はCPU及びその周辺部品と制御プログ
ラム等より構成される。
The station line circuit 18 is, for example, an NCU (Network).
It can be configured by well-known technical means in telephone communication such as rk Control Unit, and the battery connection detection circuit 12 can be extremely simple in configuration by directly detecting the battery by a mechanical contact, but other electrical means (voltage,
It can also be detected by magnetic means. Further, the timer may use an external dedicated IC, or a timer unit which is modularized and whose time count can be set by an attached dial or the like, and allows the CPU of the control unit to perform a time count operation by a program. good. The control unit 15 is composed of a CPU and its peripheral parts, a control program and the like.

【0014】しかして、網制御手段は局線回路18及び
制御部15により構成され、交換時期記憶手段はメモリ
14の記憶空間の一部により構成され、電池検出手段は
電池接続検出回路12及び制御部15により構成され、
交換時期情報送出手段はメモリ14の記憶空間の一部と
制御部15及びタイマ13により構成される。
The network control means is composed of the local line circuit 18 and the control section 15, the replacement time storage means is composed of a part of the storage space of the memory 14, and the battery detection means is the battery connection detection circuit 12 and the control. Is composed of the part 15,
The exchange time information sending means is composed of a part of the storage space of the memory 14, the control unit 15 and the timer 13.

【0015】次にこのような構成の通報装置の動作につ
いて説明する。先ず電池11の寿命はその電池11の種
類と使用環境によりある程度予測できる。そこでこの予
測された電池11の寿命にある程度の安全率を乗じた値
を電池11の交換時期として交換時期記憶手段であるメ
モリ14の所定の領域に格納しておく。電池11が通報
装置5に取り付けられ、電池接続検出回路12により検
出されると、この検出信号が制御部15に送られ、制御
部15はタイマ13の動作を開始させる、このときタイ
マ13は減算タイマでも加算タイマでも良く、減算タイ
マであれば予め交換時期記憶手段に格納されている値を
タイマ13にセットする。
Next, the operation of the notification device having such a configuration will be described. First, the life of the battery 11 can be predicted to some extent depending on the type of the battery 11 and the usage environment. Therefore, a value obtained by multiplying the predicted life of the battery 11 by a certain safety factor is stored as a replacement time of the battery 11 in a predetermined area of the memory 14 which is a replacement time storage means. When the battery 11 is attached to the notification device 5 and detected by the battery connection detection circuit 12, this detection signal is sent to the control unit 15, and the control unit 15 starts the operation of the timer 13, at which time the timer 13 decrements. Either a timer or an addition timer may be used, and if it is a subtraction timer, the value stored in advance in the replacement time storage means is set in the timer 13.

【0016】制御部15はタイマ13が交換時期と同じ
時間を計時したことを確認するとタイマ13を停止さ
せ、予めメモリ14の所定の領域に格納されている通報
先1のデータを読み出し、局線回路18によりその通報
先1と電話回線7を介して接続させる。制御部15は相
手と接続したのを確認すると、メモリ14の所定の領域
に格納されている交換時期に関する情報を局線回路18
を介して送出する。
When confirming that the timer 13 has counted the same time as the replacement time, the control unit 15 stops the timer 13 and reads the data of the report destination 1 stored in a predetermined area of the memory 14 in advance, The circuit 18 connects the callee 1 via the telephone line 7. When the control unit 15 confirms that the other party has been connected, the control unit 15 sends information about the replacement time stored in a predetermined area of the memory 14 to the local line circuit 18.
Send through.

【0017】このようにして、通報先1では通報装置5
の電池11が交換時期になったことを確認でき、電池1
1は確実に交換される。なお、ここでは電池11はバッ
クアップ用の蓄電池を例に挙げて説明したが、これに限
定するものではなく、1次電池でも良いし、所謂スーパ
ーコンデンサー等でも良い。
In this way, the notification device 5 is sent to the notification destination 1.
You can confirm that it is time to replace the battery 11 of
1 is definitely exchanged. In addition, although the battery 11 has been described here as an example of a backup storage battery, the battery 11 is not limited to this, and may be a primary battery, a so-called super capacitor, or the like.

【0018】なお、ここでは通報装置5に接続される検
出器、その他装置とこれらから得られる情報を通報先1
へ送出するための構成及び動作についての詳細は、上記
従来例に記載され、あるいは周知の技術手段を用いるこ
とにより得られるため省略してある。
Here, the detector connected to the reporting device 5 and other devices and the information obtained from these are reported to the reporting destination 1
The details of the configuration and operation for sending the data to the above are omitted because they are described in the above-mentioned conventional example or can be obtained by using well-known technical means.

【0019】[0019]

【発明の効果】以上のように本発明によれば、電池が接
続されてから交換時期までを計時することで交換時期を
検知し、通報先に電池の交換時期を通報することとした
ので、簡単な構成で、しかも電池の寿命時期のみを通知
することにより、電池の交換を確実に行うことができる
という効果を有する。
As described above, according to the present invention, the replacement time is detected by measuring the time from the connection of the battery to the replacement time, and the notification destination is notified of the replacement time of the battery. With a simple configuration, and by notifying only the life of the battery, the battery can be reliably replaced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明にかかる通報装置の基本構成を示したブ
ロック図である。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a reporting device according to the present invention.

【図2】従来の回線端末装置の構成を示すブロック図で
ある。
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional line terminal device.

【図3】従来の回線端末装置を用いた通報システムの概
略構成図である。
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a notification system using a conventional line terminal device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 通報先 5 通報装置 7 電話回線 11 電池 12 電池接続検出回路 13 タイマ 14 メモリ 15 制御部 18 局線回路 21 センタ端末 22,23,24 交換機 25 回線端末装置 26 通信端末 27 電話回線 28 網制御部 29 データ送受信部 30 通信端末インターフェース部 31 電源部 33 試験開始部 34 試験結果通報部 35 電圧測定部 1 reporting destination 5 reporting device 7 telephone line 11 battery 12 battery connection detection circuit 13 timer 14 memory 15 control unit 18 station line circuit 21 center terminal 22, 23, 24 switch 25 line terminal device 26 communication terminal 27 telephone line 28 network control unit 29 data transmission / reception unit 30 communication terminal interface unit 31 power supply unit 33 test start unit 34 test result notification unit 35 voltage measurement unit

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 電話回線を介して通報先と接続するため
の網制御手段と、電池の交換時期を記憶するための交換
時期記憶手段と、電池が接続されたことを検出する電池
検出手段と、この電池検出手段により電池が接続された
ことを検出してから計時を開始しこの計時時間が前記交
換時期記憶手段に記憶されているデータにより交換時期
であると判断したときに前記網制御手段により通報先に
電池の交換時期を通報する交換時期情報送出手段とを備
えたことを特徴とする通報装置。
1. A network control means for connecting to a report destination via a telephone line, a replacement time storage means for storing a replacement time of a battery, and a battery detection means for detecting that the battery is connected. When the battery detection means detects that a battery is connected, the clocking is started, and when the clocking time is judged to be the replacement time based on the data stored in the replacement time storage means, the network control means A notification device comprising: a replacement time information sending means for sending a notification of the battery replacement time to the notification destination.
JP24370895A 1995-08-29 1995-08-29 Reporting equipment Pending JPH0964993A (en)

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