JPH11185521A - Slinging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slinging device preventing an operator from raising or lowering an unintended object. SOLUTION: This slinging device is equipped with wires for suspending objects, drums for winding the wires, driving apparatuses 1 for driving the drums, control parts 3 provided for controlling the driving apparatuses 1, a system control part 5 provided for controlling the plurality of driving apparatuses 1, and an operation part 7 for instructing the system control part 5 on actuation of the driving apparatuses 1. A light emitting part 9 provided near each of the driving apparatuses 1 and a blink control part for controlling the light emitting part 9 to blink before the driving apparatus 1 is actuated according to the instruction of the operation part 7 are added thereto.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanging device for hanging articles such as lighting fixtures and signboards from a ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a hanging device used to hang an article such as a lighting fixture or a bulletin board at one end of a wire, the wire is fed and unwound by a driving device such as a motor. In order to raise and lower a support bar called a baton to which a lighting device or the like is fixed, an up or down switch is operated in an operation unit, and a drum for winding a wire for suspending the baton is rotated by a motor to rotate.

In order to control a plurality of driving devices, an operation unit for instructing the operation of the driving devices is provided with a large number of lifting switches for instructing each driving device to move up and down. For this reason, the operator needs to find a switch for driving a desired motor to raise and lower the baton from among a number of lift switches arranged on the operation unit, and to operate the switch.

[0004]

However, in the hanging device having the above-described structure, when the number of switches to be operated on the operation section increases, the operator erroneously operates the switches of other motors. However, there is a problem that the baton is unintentionally raised and lowered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent an operator from performing a lifting operation on an unintended article. An object of the present invention is to provide a hanging device.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A wire for hanging the article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, a control unit provided for controlling the driving device, and a system control provided for controlling a plurality of driving devices And a light emitting unit provided in the vicinity of each driving device, and the driving device operates as instructed by the operation unit. A blink control unit for controlling blinking of the light emitting unit before the light emission is added.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wire for suspending an article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, a control unit provided for controlling the driving device, and a plurality of driving devices. In a hanging device including a system control unit provided for controlling the device and an operation unit that instructs the system control unit to operate the driving device, before the driving device is operated as instructed by the operation unit And a fine lift control unit for slightly raising and lowering the wire is added.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, and a second embodiment with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12. FIG.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device relating to a portion for lifting and lowering an article. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the motor control unit. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the system control unit. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the operation unit. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the operation of the interlocking controller.

The suspended object apparatus includes a motor unit 1, a motor control unit 3 for controlling a motor, a system control unit 5 for controlling a plurality of motor control units 2, and a motor unit 1 for the system control unit 5. An operation unit 7 for instructing whether to drive the light emitting unit, a light emitting unit 9 provided in each motor control unit, and a blinking control unit 10 for controlling lighting of the light emitting unit 9 are provided.

In the hanging apparatus shown in FIG. 2, the baton 12 for fixedly supporting the lighting equipment and the like is supported by three wires 13, and each of the wires 13a to 13c is connected to the motor section 1a.
The lifting control is performed by .about.1c. Also, the motor unit 1
Each of a to 1c has a light emitting section 9a to 9c composed of an LED or the like. In addition, the motor unit 1, the wire 13, the light emitting unit 9
Needless to say, the number is arbitrary.

The motor unit 1 includes a motor 15 and a gear 16
And a drum 17. When the motor 15 is driven, the drum 17 rotates via the gear 16 and the drum 1
The wire 13 wound around 7 is sent out and rewound, and the article (the baton 12) moves up and down.

The motor controller 3 has a communication controller 20 for exchanging signals with other controllers and a drive controller 21, and the drive controller 21 controls the motor unit 1. The system control unit 5 has a communication controller 25 for exchanging signals with other control units, and an interlocking control unit 26 for interlocking and controlling the plurality of motor units 1. Operation unit 7
Is a communication controller 28 for exchanging signals with other control units.
And a status indicator 29 for displaying the driving status of the motor unit 1
And an operation input device 30 for giving a command to move up and down the article. The motor control unit 3, the system control unit 5, and the operation unit 7 are connected by a transmission line, and signals such as a motor drive signal to be transmitted to the motor unit 1 can be transmitted between the transmission lines.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the operator presses the up switch or the down switch of the operation input device 30 of the operation unit 7, the operation state is notified to the communication controller 28 of the operation unit 7. The communication controller 28 of the operation unit 7 transmits an operation state notification signal to the system control unit 5 when receiving the operation state notified by pressing the elevating switch.

When the communication controller 25 of the system controller 5 receives the operation state notification signal from the operation unit 7, it notifies the interlocking controller 26 of the fact. The interlocking controller 26 includes the operation unit 7
A motor drive signal is transmitted to the motor control unit 3 of the motor unit 1 which is about to be driven.

When the communication controller 20 of the motor controller 3 receives the motor drive signal from the system controller 5, it first transmits a blink request signal to the blink controller 10. Then, upon receiving the blink request signal, the blink control unit 10 causes the light emitting unit 9 to blink for a predetermined time. Then, the communication controller 20 of the motor control unit 3 transmits an up / down request signal to the drive controller 21 when a predetermined time elapses after transmitting the blinking request signal. When the motor unit 1 receives the elevating request signal, it controls the rotation of the motor 15. As a result, the wire 13 wound around the drum is sent out or rewound,
The baton 12 will be raised and lowered.

According to the present embodiment, when the up / down switch of the operation unit 7 is pressed, the light emitting unit 9 blinks near the motor unit 1 which starts driving for a predetermined time. This blinking can be easily recognized by the operator through the hole, and it is possible to confirm which motor unit starts driving before the motor unit 1 is driven. Therefore, when the light-emitting unit 9 provided in the desired motor unit 1 is not blinking, the operation of raising / lowering the article not intended by the operator is stopped by stopping the pressing of the currently operated lifting switch. Can be prevented.

The flashing time of the light emitting section 1 may be controlled in advance by flashing for a predetermined time as in the present embodiment, or by the motor control section 3 after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of flashing. A blink stop request signal may be transmitted to the control unit 10. Also, the motor control unit 3
When transmitting the elevation request signal to the motor unit 1, the same signal may be transmitted to the blinking control unit 10, and the blinking of the light emitting unit 9 may be stopped by this.

As for the method of stopping the raising and lowering of the article such as the baton 12, when the raising switch or the lowering switch of the operation input device 30 is released, the operation state notification signal is transmitted to the effect that the raising and lowering switch is released. It is also possible to notify the container 26 to stop the lifting of the article. In addition, the operation input device 30 periodically monitors the state of the up switch or the down switch, and transmits an operation state notification signal to the interlocking controller 26 only when the switch is depressed. You may make it drive and stop.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device. FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device relating to a portion for elevating and lowering an article. FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of the motor control unit. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of the system control unit. FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of the operation unit. FIG.
2 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the interlocking controller.

The suspended object apparatus includes a motor unit 1, a motor control unit 3 for controlling the motor, a system control unit 5 for controlling a plurality of motor control units 2, and a motor unit 1 for the system control unit 5. An operation unit 7 for instructing whether or not to drive, and a fine elevation control unit 11 for driving the motor unit 1 to slightly elevate and lower the article.

In the hanging device shown in FIG. 2, the baton 12 for fixedly supporting the lighting equipment and the like is supported by three wires 13, and each of the wires 13a to 13c is connected to the motor unit 1a.
The lifting control is performed by .about.1c. Needless to say, the numbers of the motor unit 1 and the wires 13 are arbitrary.

The motor unit 1 includes a motor 15 and a gear 16
And a drum 17. Then, when the motor 15 is driven, the drum 17 rotates via a gear, the wire 13 wound around the drum 17 is sent out and rewound, and the article (the baton 12) moves up and down.

The motor controller 3 has a communication controller 20 for exchanging signals with other controllers and a drive controller 21, and the drive controller 21 controls the motor unit 1. The system control unit 5 has a communication controller 25 for exchanging signals with other control units, and an interlocking control unit 26 for interlocking and controlling the plurality of motor units 1. Operation unit 7
Is a communication controller 28 for exchanging signals with other control units.
And a status indicator 29 for displaying the driving status of the motor unit 1
And an operation input device 30 for giving a command to move up and down the article. The motor control unit 3, the system control unit 5, and the operation unit 7 are connected by a transmission line, and signals such as an elevation request and a fine elevation request to the motor unit 1 can be transmitted between the transmission lines. .

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the operator presses the up switch or the down switch of the operation input device 30 of the operation unit 7, the operation state is notified to the communication controller 28 of the operation unit 7. The communication controller 28 of the operation unit 7 transmits an operation state notification signal to the system control unit 5 when receiving the operation state notified by pressing the elevating switch.

When the communication controller 25 of the system controller 5 receives the operation state notification signal from the operation unit 7, it notifies the interlocking controller 26 of the fact. The interlocking controller 26 includes the operation unit 7
In order to transmit a fine ascent / descent request to the motor control unit 3 of the motor unit 1 which is to be driven by the control unit, the fine ascent / descent request is notified to the communication controller 25 of the system controller 5. When the communication controller 25 of the system control unit 5 receives the fine lifting / lowering request, it notifies the fine lifting / lowering control unit 11 of that fact, and the fine lifting / lowering control unit 11 transmits a fine lifting / lowering request signal to the corresponding motor control unit 3.

When the communication controller 20 of the motor controller 3 receives the fine elevating request signal from the fine elevating controller 11, it notifies the drive controller 21 of that. When the drive controller 21 receives the fine elevating request, the operation of sending and rewinding the wire 13 by a small amount is repeated for a predetermined time.

The interlocking controller 26 of the system control unit 5 sends the elevating request to the motor control unit 3 to be operated after a predetermined time elapses after transmitting the fine elevating request. It notifies the communication controller 25 of the control unit 5. When the communication controller 25 of the system control unit 5 receives the elevation request, the communication controller 25 transmits an elevation request signal to the corresponding motor control unit 3.

The communication controller 20 of the motor controller 3 notifies the drive controller 21 when receiving the elevation request signal from the system controller 5. Upon receiving the elevation request, the drive controller 21 controls the rotation of the motor unit 1, and as a result, raises or lowers the baton 12 by sending or rewinding the wire 13 wound around the drum 17.

According to the present embodiment, when the up / down switch of the operation unit 7 is pressed, the motor unit 1 that is to be driven for a predetermined time repeats fine up / down, so that the motor unit 1 moves up and down as instructed by the switch operation. Before starting, it is possible to confirm which motor unit 1 is going to be driven. Therefore, it is possible to recognize whether the correct elevating switch has been operated or the wrong switch has been operated in the fine elevating stage, so that the operator may perform the elevating operation on an unintended article. Can be prevented.

As for the method of stopping the raising and lowering of the article such as the baton 12, when the raising switch or the lowering switch of the operation input unit 30 is released, the operation state notification signal is transmitted to the effect that the raising and lowering switch is released. It is also possible to notify the container 26 to stop the lifting of the article. In addition, the operation input device 30 periodically monitors the state of the up switch or the down switch, and transmits an operation state notification signal to the interlocking controller 26 only when the switch is depressed. You may make it drive and stop.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a wire for suspending an article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, and a device for controlling the driving device are provided. In a suspended object device including a provided control unit, a system control unit provided for controlling a plurality of driving devices, and an operation unit for instructing the operation of the driving device to the system control unit, Since a light emitting unit provided near the device and a blinking control unit that controls blinking of the light emitting unit before operating the driving device as instructed by the operation unit are added, the elevation switch of the operation unit is pressed. If
After the light-emitting unit blinks for a predetermined time in the vicinity of the operated driving device, the driving device rotates and the article is moved up and down. Therefore, the operator can determine which article is operated before the article is moved up and down. This makes it possible to provide a suspended object device that can be recognized in advance by the light emitted from the device and that can prevent unintentional lifting and lowering of articles.

According to the second aspect of the invention, there is provided a wire for suspending an article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, a control unit provided for controlling the driving device, In a hanging device including a system control unit provided for controlling a plurality of driving devices, and an operation unit for instructing the operation of the driving device to the system control unit, the driving device is operated as instructed by the operation unit. A fine elevating control unit that slightly raises and lowers the wire before operation is added.When the elevating switch of the operation unit is pressed, the articles suspended by the operated driving device are slightly raised and lowered for a predetermined time. The drive device rotates after lifting, and the product is raised and lowered, so that the operator can recognize in advance which product will be operated before the product is raised and lowered, and prevent unintended lifting of the product beforehand An effect that it is possible to provide a hanging object device can Rukoto.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device related to a portion for lifting and lowering an article.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a motor control unit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system control unit.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of an operation unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of the interlocking controller.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of a suspended object device related to a portion for lifting and lowering an article.

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a motor control unit.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system control unit.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of an operation unit.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of the interlocking controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motor part (drive apparatus) 3 Motor control part (control part) 5 System control part 7 Operation part 9 Light emission part 10 Flashing control part 11 Slight elevation control part

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wire for suspending an article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, a control unit provided for controlling the driving device, and a control unit for controlling the plurality of driving devices. A light emitting unit provided in the vicinity of each of the driving devices; and a driving unit that controls the driving device by using an operating unit that includes an operating unit that instructs the system control unit to operate the driving device. And a blinking control unit that controls blinking of the light emitting unit before operating according to the instruction of (1). 2. A wire for suspending an article, a drum for winding the wire, a driving device for driving the drum, a control unit provided for controlling the driving device, and a control unit for controlling the plurality of driving devices. In a hanging device equipped with a provided system control unit and an operation unit for instructing the operation of the driving device to the system control unit, the wire is slightly moved up and down before the driving device is operated as instructed by the operation unit. A hanging device, wherein a fine lifting control unit is added.