KR101125750B1 - Lighting apparatus for bathroom and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, an LED module provided with a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements is used as a main light source, and a plurality of ultraviolet light emitting diodes are disposed outside the edge of the main light source, and the upper portion of the housing is provided. By installing a separate ventilator on the inside to serve as a lighting function, as well as sterilization and exhaust function, a new bathroom lighting apparatus is disclosed to comfort the bath and significantly improve the hygiene.
The present invention is made of a shape and size determined according to the design, the housing is empty and the upper and lower surfaces open to communicate with each other; A first mounting bracket having both ends fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the housing while being disposed across an inner side of the lower end of the housing; A second mounting bracket fixedly installed along an outer edge of the lower end of the housing so as to support an edge of a panel constituting the ceiling or a wall, and having a horizontal stepped surface located inside the same line as the lower end of the housing; A cover made of a transparent or translucent material so as to transmit light, and having an upper end fixed to the center of the first mounting bracket, and having a storage space formed from the top to the inner side; An LED module fixedly installed in a state of being fitted into the storage space inside the cover from an upper portion of the cover, and having a structure in which a plurality of general LEDs are connected and installed on a circuit board; A plurality of UV LEDs connected and installed at regular intervals on another circuit board disposed along the step surface of the second mounting bracket; A ventilator configured to be inserted between the upper end of the housing and the exhaust duct and driven according to the application of an electric current, and to suck the indoor air from the lower end of the housing and discharge the air to the exhaust duct; When the general LED is turned on according to the user's switch operation in the state of being electrically connected with the circuit board where the LED module is installed and the circuit board where the UV LED is installed, the UV LED is turned off, and when the general LED is turned off, the UV LED is It is made of a control unit for automatic control to turn on.

Description

LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR BATHROOM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a lighting device of a bathroom (bathroom) and a control method thereof.

In general, the lighting device is installed on the ceiling or the wall of the room to play a role of illuminating the interior space, and in recent years has been widely used as interior accessories for interior decoration.

Such a lighting device is usually formed in a predetermined shape such as a square or a circle, and a space portion of a predetermined depth is formed therein, and a case body mounted on a wall surface or a ceiling surface by a separate fastening means, and installed inside the case body. It is connected to the socket (Socket) that is connected to the lamp which is controlled to be controlled by the application of the current according to the control of the switch of the user, and the light emitted from the lamp is coupled to the opening of the case body corresponding to the lower side of the lamp It consists of a cover that penetrates into the interior space.

However, in the case of a general lighting device made in this way, a fluorescent lamp or an incandescent lamp is mainly used as a lamp. In this case, there is a problem in that the power consumption is relatively high, the life is short, and the illuminance is low.

On the other hand, as the recent lifestyle changes to Western style and residential facilities are built in the form of apartment houses such as apartments, bathrooms are arranged indoors, and shower facilities are generally provided in the bathrooms in order to use the narrow space more efficiently. .

As such a bathroom is disposed indoors, a lighting device is installed on a wall or a ceiling thereof, and the lighting device installed in the bathroom also has a structure as described above, and is simply used to illuminate darkness.

However, the bathroom disposed indoors has a problem that the odor generated during use is not properly exhausted because ventilation is not properly performed due to the characteristics of the blockage block.

In addition, since the moisture generated when showering or washing face using the shower or wash facilities provided in the bathroom is maintained for a long time after use, the humidity is high and the temperature inside the bathroom is also kept relatively high compared to the outside temperature. Since there is a problem that the bacteria inhabit or mold occurs hygienically very poor.

In order to improve such a problem, in recent years, a separate exhaust device may be installed in a bathroom provided indoors, but in this case, since the exhaust fan constituting the exhaust device is exposed to the outside, the noise is severe and the appearance is very poor, and the shower There is a problem that the life is shortened because it is frequently exposed to moisture.

The present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, the purpose is to use a LED module provided with a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) element as a main light source, a plurality of ultraviolet light emission on the outer edge of the main light source New bathroom lighting that makes the bathroom more comfortable by placing a diode (UV LED: Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diode) and installing a separate ventilator inside the upper part of the housing to provide both lighting and sterilization and exhaust functions. To provide a device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device of a new bathroom to significantly improve the hygiene state in the bathroom.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a housing made of a shape and size determined according to the design, the interior is empty and the upper and lower surfaces are in communication with each other; A first mounting bracket having both ends fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the housing while being disposed across an inner side of the lower end of the housing; A second mounting bracket fixedly installed along an outer edge of the lower end of the housing so as to support an edge of a panel constituting the ceiling or a wall, and having a horizontal stepped surface located inside the same line as the lower end of the housing; A cover made of a transparent or translucent material so as to transmit light, and having an upper end fixed to the center of the first mounting bracket, and having a storage space formed from the top to the inner side; An LED module fixedly installed in a state of being fitted into the storage space inside the cover from an upper portion of the cover, and having a structure in which a plurality of general LEDs are connected and installed on a circuit board; A plurality of UV LEDs connected and installed at regular intervals on another circuit board disposed along the step surface of the second mounting bracket; A ventilator configured to be inserted between the upper end of the housing and the exhaust duct and driven according to the application of an electric current, and to suck the indoor air from the lower end of the housing and discharge the air to the exhaust duct; When the general LED is turned on according to the user's switch operation in the state of being electrically connected with the circuit board where the LED module is installed and the circuit board where the UV LED is installed, the UV LED is turned off, and when the general LED is turned off, the UV LED is It includes a control unit for automatic control to turn on.

In the present invention, a separate human body detection sensor is installed on the first mounting bracket or the second mounting bracket, and the human body detection sensor is electrically connected to the control unit and the human body detection in the state where the UV LED installed on the second mounting bracket is turned on. When the human body detection signal is output from the sensor, the UV LED has a feature that is configured to automatically turn off the control.

In the present invention, the fan is electrically connected to the control unit is driven at the same time when the general LED is turned on according to the switch operation of the user, it is characterized in that the drive is stopped at the same time when the general LED is turned off.

In the present invention, the UV LED is installed along the outer edge of the LED module which is the main light source constituting the lighting device, UV LED is turned off when the LED module is turned on in the state of being electrically connected to a separate control unit, the LED module is turned off Since the UV LED is configured to light, the UV LED is automatically turned on when the switch is turned "OFF" after using the bathroom, and germs and mold bacteria in the bathroom are sterilized and disinfected by the action of ultraviolet rays emitted from the UV LED. Therefore, the hygiene state inside the bathroom is greatly improved.

In addition, as the LED module is turned on and the ventilator is driven at the same time, moisture or bad smell inside the bathroom is inhaled and then discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct, thereby keeping the interior of the bathroom always in a comfortable state.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a lighting device of a bathroom according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a coupled state of the lighting apparatus of the bathroom according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the combined state of the lighting device of the bathroom according to the present invention.
4 is an operating state diagram of the lighting apparatus of the bathroom according to the present invention.
5 is a view showing a bathroom lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a controller according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, in the present invention, the LED performing the illumination function is referred to as a general LED, and the LED performing the sterilization and sterilization function will be referred to as a UV LED.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a lighting apparatus of a bathroom according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the combined state showing a lighting apparatus of a bathroom according to the present invention.

In addition, Figure 3 is a front sectional view of the combined state of the lighting apparatus of the bathroom according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an operating state diagram of the lighting apparatus of the bathroom according to the present invention.

Referring to this, the lighting device 10 of the bathroom according to the present invention has a shape and size determined according to the design, such as cylindrical or polygonal, and the housing 12 is empty and the upper and lower surfaces open to communicate with each other ) Is prepared.

In the state inside the lower end of the housing 12, the first mounting bracket 14 is provided to be fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the housing 12 in a state that the first mounting bracket 14 is disposed across the center, the housing 12 A separate second mounting bracket 20 for supporting the edge of the panel 16 constituting the ceiling or wall along the outer edge of the lower end of the bottom is fixedly installed.

The second mounting bracket 20 is formed in a stepped shape, and is formed such that a horizontal step surface 18 is formed on the same line as the lower end of the housing 12.

In the present invention, the center of the first mounting bracket 14 is made of a transparent or semi-transparent material so as to transmit light, the upper end of the cover 24 formed with a receiving space 22 from the top to the inside is fixedly installed do.

A plurality of general LEDs 30 are connected to and installed on the circuit board 26 from the upper portion of the cover 24 to the storage space 22 inside the cover. The LEDs are turned on by the application of current. It is fixedly installed with the module inserted.

In addition, on another circuit board 28 arranged along the stepped surface 18 on the second mounting bracket 20, a plurality of UV LEDs 34, which are lit by application of current, are connected and installed at regular intervals. It is composed.

In the present invention, between the upper end of the housing 12 and the exhaust duct 36 is driven by the application of a current while the exhaust fan 38 to suck the indoor air through the lower end of the housing 12 toward the exhaust duct 36 Is fitted to be installed.

Meanwhile, the circuit board 26 on which the LED module is installed and the circuit board 28 on which the UV LED 34 is installed are electrically connected to a separate control unit 40 so as to be operated on the LED module according to the user's switch operation. When the LED 30 is turned on, the UV LED 34 is turned off, and when the general LED 30 on the LED module is turned off, the UV LED 34 is automatically controlled to turn on.

In the present invention made as described above, a separate human body sensor 42 is installed on the first mounting bracket 14 or the second mounting bracket 20, the human body sensor 42 is electrically connected to the control unit 40. When the human body detection signal is output from the human body sensor 42 while the UV LED 34 installed on the second mounting bracket 20 is turned on, the UV LED 34 is configured to automatically turn off.

In addition, the ventilator 38 may also be electrically connected to the control unit 40 to be driven simultaneously when the LED module is turned on according to a switch operation of the user, and may be configured to stop driving at the same time when the LED module is turned off.

The operation of the present invention made as described above is as follows.

1 to 4, first, both ends of the housing 12 are fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the housing 12 in a state of being disposed across the first mounting bracket 14 that is separately provided in the center direction of the lower end of the housing 12. Meanwhile, the second mounting bracket 20 having the structure bent in a step shape along the edge of the lower end of the housing 12 is fixed.

Then, the LED module having a structure in which a plurality of general LEDs 30 are installed on the circuit board 26 is inserted into the storage space 22 from the upper outer side of the cover 24 and then using a fastening member such as a screw. Fix and install, and fix an upper end of the cover 24 on which the LED module is installed to the center of the first mounting bracket 14.

In addition, the circuit board 26 and the UV on which the LED module is installed are provided on the stepped surface 18 on the second mounting bracket 20 in the state where another circuit board 28 on which the plurality of UV LEDs 34 are installed is installed. Another circuit board 28 having the LED 34 installed therein is electrically connected to a separate control unit 40 disposed on the inside of the housing 12 or on any one of the circuit boards 26 and 28. Let's do it.

When the lighting device 10 assembled as described above is to be installed on the ceiling or the wall, the housing 12 is positioned inside the panel 16 constituting the ceiling or the wall and the inside of the upper end of the housing 12. Both ends of the ventilator 38 fit inside the inlet of the exhaust duct 36 provided inside the ceiling or the wall, and the edge of the panel 16 constituting the ceiling or the wall is outside the lower end of the housing 12. When the support is placed on the outer upper portion of the second mounting bracket 20 installed along the edge, the installation is completed.

In the state in which the lighting device 10 of the bathroom according to the present invention is installed, the ventilator 38 may be driven by being supplied with a separate power source or may be electrically connected to the control unit 40 to be driven and controlled.

In this state, when the user operates the switch (not shown) in the "ON" state to illuminate the interior of the bathroom in which the lighting device 10 of the present invention is installed, the current of the external power source is led through the controller 40. Applied to the circuit board 26 constituting the module, each of the general LEDs 30 installed to be electrically connected to the circuit board 26 is turned on and emits light.

As such, the light generated from each of the general LEDs 30 constituting the LED module is transmitted through the cover 24 and irradiated into the bathroom, thereby brightening the bathroom.

At the same time, while the fan 38 is driven by the control action of the controller 40, moisture or unpleasant odors present in the bathroom are sucked into the lower end of the housing 12 and discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct 36. As a result, the interior of the bathroom is maintained in a comfortable state.

When the user operates the switch in the "OFF" state while leaving the bathroom, the general LED 30 constituting the LED module is cut off while the current applied to the circuit board 26 and the fan from the control unit 40 is cut off. The light may be turned off and the driving of the fan 38 may be immediately stopped or stopped after the fan 38 is operated for a preset time.

At the same time, the current is applied to the another circuit board 28 by the control action of the control unit 40, the UV LED 34 on the second mounting bracket 20 installed along the outer edge of the lower end of the housing 12 Is turned on, the germs and fungi present in the bathroom are sterilized and disinfected by the action of ultraviolet rays irradiated when the UV LED 34 is turned on. The UV LED 34 may be turned off when the switch is operated in the "ON" state, or may be turned off after being turned on for a preset time.

On the other hand, in this state when the user opens the bathroom door without operating the switch in the "ON" state, the human body sensor 42 installed on the first mounting bracket 14 or the second mounting bracket (20) Detects this and outputs a human body detection signal to the control unit 40, and the control unit 40 turns off the UV LED 34 by cutting off the current applied to the circuit board 28 on which the UV LED 34 is installed. will be. In this case, the general LED 30 may be turned on.

5 is a view showing a bathroom lighting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the bathroom lighting apparatus includes a control unit 500, a switch 510 connected to the control unit 500, a sensor 520, at least one general LED 530 and a UV LED 540, and a ventilator ( 560). In addition, a timer 570 may be additionally configured in the bathroom lighting apparatus. The timer 570 may be operated by a user and used for setting a time for driving and stopping at least one of a general LED, a UV LED, and a fan.

When the switch 510 is operated in a "ON" state by the user, the controller 500 receives a control signal corresponding to "ON" to turn on the general LED 530 and drive the fan 560. When the control signal corresponding to “ON” is applied to the controller 500, when the UV LED 540 is turned on, the controller 500 turns off the UV LED 540.

When the switch 510 is operated in a "OFF" state by the user, the controller 500 receives a control signal corresponding to "OFF" to turn off the general LED 530 and turn on the UV LED 540. Let's do it. When the fan 560 is being driven when the control signal corresponding to “OFF” is applied to the controller 500, the controller 500 stops driving the fan 560 when a preset time expires. Let's do it.

On the other hand, there is also a control signal generated by the sensor 520 in addition to the on / off of the switch 510. When the control signal generated by the sensor 520 is applied to the controller 500, the controller 500 turns on the general LED 530 and turns off the UV LED 540.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 601, the controller receives a control signal and proceeds to step 603. In step 603, the controller classifies the input control signal and performs any one of steps 605, 607, and 609. In this case, the control signal may be an on / off signal of a switch or a detection signal generated by a sensor as described above.

In step 605, the controller turns on the general LED and drives the fan. In step 607, the control unit turns off the general LED, turns on the UV LED and stops the operation of the fan. In step 609, the controller turns on the general LED and turns off the UV LED.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a controller according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step 701, the controller receives a control signal and proceeds to step 703. In step 703, if the input control signal is a switch-on signal, the controller proceeds to step 705 to turn on the general LED and drive the fan. On the other hand, if it is not a switch on signal, in step 707, the controller determines whether the input control signal is a switch off signal. As a result of the determination, if it is not the switch-off signal, the controller turns on the general LED and turns off the UV LED in step 709. That is, the control signal in step 709 may be a control signal detected by the sensor.

On the other hand, in the case of the switch off signal in step 707, in step 711 the control unit turns on the UV LED, turn off the general LED and proceeds to step 713. When the preset time expires in step 713, the control unit turns off the UV LED in step 715 and stops the driving of the fan. On the other hand, if the preset time has not expired, in step 717, the controller maintains the lighting of the UV LED and also maintains the driving of the fan.

On the other hand, the lighting time of the UV LED can be appropriately adjusted in accordance with the speed at which the technology of the UV LED develops. In addition, the amount of light of the UV LED can also be adjusted according to the floor height of the bathroom.

In the present invention has been described as an example in which the lighting device 10 is installed in the bathroom, of course, it can also be applied to a room with a relatively high degree of sealing, such as an indoor dressing room.

12 housing 14 mounting bracket first
18: stepped surface 20: second mounting bracket
24: cover 26, 28: circuit board
30: general LED 32: LED module
34: UV LED 36: exhaust duct
38: ventilator 40: control unit
42: human body detection sensor

Claims (8)

A housing 12 having a shape and a size determined according to the design and having an empty interior and having an upper surface and a lower surface communicating with each other;
A first mounting bracket (14) having both ends fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the housing (12) in a state of being disposed across an inner side of a lower end of the housing (12);
The horizontal step surface is fixedly installed along the outer edge of the lower end of the housing 12 so as to support the edge of the panel 16 constituting the ceiling or wall, and located in the same line as the lower end of the housing 12. A second mounting bracket 20 having 18;
A cover 24 made of a transparent or translucent material so as to transmit light, and having an upper end fixed to the center of the first mounting bracket 14, and having a storage space 22 formed from the top to the inside;
It is fixedly installed in the state of being fitted into the storage space 22 inside the cover from the top of the cover 24, according to the application of a current consisting of a structure in which a plurality of general LEDs 30 are connected and installed on the circuit board 26. LED module is turned on;
A plurality of UV LEDs 34 that are turned on by application of current in a state of being connected and installed at a predetermined interval on another circuit board 28 arranged along the step surface 18 on the second mounting bracket 20;
Ventilator 38 which sucks indoor air through the lower end of the housing 12 and discharges it toward the exhaust duct 36 while being driven between the upper end of the housing 12 and the exhaust duct 36 while being driven by application of current. )Wow;
When the general LED 30 is turned on according to a user's switch operation in a state in which the LED is installed on the circuit board 26 and the circuit board 28 on which the UV LED 34 is installed, the UV LED 34 is turned on. ) Is controlled to turn off, and when the general LED 30 is turned off, UV LED (34) is a lighting device of a bathroom, characterized in that it comprises a control unit 40 for automatic control to turn on. The method of claim 1,
A separate human body sensor 42 is installed on the first mounting bracket 14 or the second mounting bracket 20;
When the human body sensor 42 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 and the human body detection signal is output from the human body sensor 42 in the state that the UV LED 34 installed on the second mounting bracket 20 is lit The UV LED (34) is a lighting device of a bathroom, characterized in that configured to be automatically controlled out. The method of claim 1,
The ventilator 38 is electrically connected to the control unit 40 and is driven at the same time when the general LED 30 is turned on according to a switch operation of the user, and when the general LED 30 is turned off, the driving is stopped at the same time. Lighting equipment for bathrooms. In the lighting device of the bathroom,
With at least one regular LED and UV LED,
A switch which is turned on / off by a user and generates a control signal corresponding to the operated on / off signal;
A sensor for detecting a movement and generating a control signal corresponding thereto;
A ventilator that sucks indoor air in the bathroom and discharges it out of the bathroom;
And a control unit for controlling the on / off and driving of the general LED, the UV LED, and the fan by receiving the control signal generated by the switch and the sensor.
The control unit turns on the general LED when the switch on signal and drives the fan, when the switch off signal turns on the UV LED and turns off the general LED, when the control signal generated by the sensor turns on the general LED, UV LED Lighting equipment in the bathroom to turn off the lights. The method of claim 4, wherein
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a timer operated by a user and controlling a time of turning on / off and driving at least one of the general LED, the UV LED, and the fan. The method of claim 5,
The control unit turns off the UV LED when the time set by the timer expires after completing the control operation corresponding to the switch off signal, the lighting device of the bathroom. In the lighting control method of the bathroom,
When the control signal is generated, determining a type of the generated control signal;
When the determined control signal is a switch-on signal, turning on a general LED and driving a fan;
When the determined control signal is a switch-off signal, turning on the UV LED and turning off the general LED;
If the determined control signal is a control signal generated by the sensor, the lighting control method of the bathroom comprising the step of turning on the general LED, the UV LED off. The method of claim 7, wherein
The determined control signal is a switch-off signal, and when the predetermined time expires, turning off the UV LED that is lit, and further comprising the step of stopping the operation of the driving fan.

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