KR200256882Y1 - Vertical blind apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vertical blind device, a solar cell unit for generating a voltage by using solar heat as a power supply unit, and converts this voltage to a predetermined level voltage required by the device to save energy, the remote control as an input unit By controlling the motor by input through the wireless remote control, the user can conveniently operate the opening and closing operation of the blind, and by providing the illumination sensor as an input unit of the blind automatically according to the illumination detected by the illumination sensor It is to control the opening and closing operation.

Description

Vertical blind apparatus {Vertical blind apparatus}

The present invention relates to a vertical blind device, and relates to a vertical blind device for controlling the movement of the vertical blind by driving the motor according to the motor control signal input.

Blind (Blind) device is installed in the window of the building to block sunlight in the horizontal or vertical direction, of which vertical blind (Vertical blind) is to block the sunlight by moving the blind in the vertical direction.

Blind devices are now widely known and used, and are typically a power unit for transforming and rectifying a commercial AC220V input signal into a DC signal of a predetermined level, a motor unit for controlling the movement of the vertical blind, and a command for controlling the motor. And an input unit for outputting a motor control signal and a control unit for driving the motor according to the motor control signal from the input unit to move the vertical blind.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a conventional blind apparatus shown in Korean Patent Publication No. 122526 (September 5, 1997).

The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 purges the detected values detected by the condition detecting means for detecting the outside temperature of the building, the amount of solar radiation and the illuminance of the inside of the building, and applies slat angle adjustment data of the Venetian blind to the stepping motor. It is provided with a control means for calculating the lighting control data for turning on / off the internal lighting and the lighting operation means for turning on / off the indoor lighting by receiving the lighting data of the control means. In order to adjust automatically, the condition detection means is a solar radiation meter 100 for measuring the amount of solar light reflected on the building, a temperature measuring device 200 for measuring the temperature outside the building, and an illumination meter 300 for measuring the illuminance inside the building ), The control means is the solar radiation meter 100 and the temperature meter 200 and the illuminance side Recognized detection value of the device 300 is made of a computer 400 capable of fuzzy inference, the lighting operation means is made of a light switch 600 to turn on / off the light in accordance with the control light of the computer 400 will be.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another example of the conventional blind apparatus presented in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1999-78986 (Nov. 1999).

The apparatus shown in FIG. 2 has an opening / closing drive unit 10 for rotating the opening and closing string of the blind in the forward or reverse direction according to the input operation control signal, and the direction adjusting strap of the blind in the forward or reverse direction according to the input signal. A plurality of keys are provided to allow a user to select an operation mode (opening / closing mode and a direction control mode) of the plurality of driving units 10 and 20, and preset wireless according to the selected key. A remote controller 30 for outputting a signal, a receiver 40 for receiving a wireless signal output from the remote controller 30 and outputting a signal corresponding thereto, and a plurality of drivers based on the signals output from the receiver 40. The control unit 50 is configured to output an operation control signal corresponding to the control unit 10 so as to open or close the blind according to a user's selection. It is a self-help or to control opening and closing direction without moving the blind using the remote control.

The present inventors can use the solar cell based on the prior art as described above, the power can be supplied, the remote control can be controlled, and the opening and closing of the blind can be automatically controlled according to the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor. The study was conducted on vertical blind devices that can be used stably.

The present invention has been devised under the above-mentioned purpose, and the solar cell unit which generates a voltage using solar heat as a power supply unit and converts this voltage into a predetermined level voltage required by the device can save energy, and as an input unit. By providing a remote control, the motor can be controlled according to the input through the wireless remote control, so that the user can conveniently operate the opening and closing operation of the blind, and the light sensor is provided as an input part to automatically blind according to the illuminance detected by the light sensor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vertical blind device that can control the opening and closing operation of the.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional blind device

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing another example of a conventional blind device

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1000: power supply 1100: transformer

1200: rectifier 1300: constant voltage

1400: solar cell unit 2000: motor unit

2100: first motor 2200: second motor

3000: input unit 3100: switch unit

3200: Remote controller 3300: Ambient light sensor

4000 detection unit 4100 encoder section

4200: limit switch unit 5000: control unit

5100: kiss can logic part 5200: RF antenna part

5300: RF decoder 5400: amplifier

5500: central control unit 5600: motor drive unit

According to an aspect of the vertical blind device according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the vertical blind device according to the present invention is a power supply for transforming and rectifying the commercial AC220V input signal to a DC signal of a predetermined level, and vertical blind A motor unit for controlling the movement of the motor; an input unit for receiving a command for controlling the motor; and outputting a motor control signal; and a controller for driving the motor according to the motor control signal from the input unit to move the vertical blind. A vertical blind apparatus, comprising: a solar cell unit configured to generate a voltage using solar power, and convert the voltage into a predetermined level voltage required by the apparatus; The motor unit includes a first motor for controlling the movement of the vertical blind and a second motor for controlling the rotation angle of the vertical blind; A switch unit for outputting a motor control signal including an on / off signal and a forward / reverse driving signal of the first or second motor of the motor unit according to a key input, and the first or the motor unit according to a key input A remote controller for outputting a motor control signal including an on / off signal and a forward / reverse driving signal of the second motor, and detecting the illuminance to adjust the forward or reverse of the first or second motor according to the detected illuminance. It characterized in that it comprises an illumination sensor unit for outputting a motor control signal including a reverse drive signal.

According to an additional aspect of the vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention, the vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention includes an encoder unit for detecting positions of the first motor and the second motor of the motor unit, the first motor and the second motor unit. The apparatus may further include a detector including a limit switch unit configured to detect an operation start position and an end position of the motor.

According to an additional aspect of the vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit of the vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention, the key can logic unit for logically combining the signal input according to the key operation from the switch unit to output a motor control signal An RF antenna unit for receiving the motor control signal output from the remote controller unit, an RF decoder unit for decoding the motor control signal received by the RF antenna unit, and a motor control signal output from the illuminance sensor unit; Amplifying unit for receiving and amplifying the signal, and outputting a motor driving signal according to a motor control signal output from the kisscan logic unit, the RF decoder unit and the amplifying unit, and a signal detected by the encoder unit and the limit switch unit of the detector unit; A central controller and a motor driver for driving the motor according to the motor driving signal output from the central controller. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a vertical blind apparatus according to the present invention.

The vertical blind apparatus according to this embodiment includes a power supply unit 1000, a motor unit 2000, an input unit 3000, a detection unit 4000, and a control unit 5000.

Power is applied to the motor unit 2000, the input unit 3000, the detection unit 4000, and the control unit 5000 by the power supply unit 1000, and the motor control signal from the input unit 300 and the detection unit. The control unit 3000 outputs a motor driving signal to the motor unit 2000 according to the motor position detection signal from the 4000 to open or close a vertical blind (not shown) connected to the motor unit 2000 or a vertical member. (Not shown) Each rotation angle is controlled.

In more detail, the power supply unit 1000 transforms and rectifies a commercial AC220V input signal into a DC signal having a predetermined level, and outputs the transformed unit 1100, the rectifier 1200, and the constant voltage unit 1300. ).

In addition, the power supply unit 1000 generates a voltage using solar heat, and further includes a solar cell unit 1400 for converting the voltage to a predetermined level voltage required by the device to charge the Taeyoung battery unit using solar heat, By discharging it in a charged state, it is possible to relatively reduce the electrical energy consumption due to the use of solar energy.

Since the method of obtaining electrical energy by charging the solar cell using the above solar heat is a technique that is known and practiced in various ways before this application, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The transformer 1100 transforms a commercial AC220V input signal into a predetermined level voltage signal.

The rectifier 1200 rectifies the AC signal transformed by the transformer 1100 into a DC signal.

The constant voltage unit 1300 adjusts the DC signal rectified by the rectifier 1200 to a DC signal having a predetermined predetermined level required by the device.

That is, the power supply unit 1000 transforms a commercial AC220V input signal into a predetermined level voltage signal through the transformer unit 1100, rectifies the transformed AC signal into a DC signal through the rectifying unit 1200, and rectifies the rectified AC signal. The motor unit 2000, the input unit 3000, the detection unit 4000, and the control unit may be outputted by adjusting and outputting the DC signal through the constant voltage unit 1300 to a DC signal having a predetermined predetermined level required by the device. Power is applied to 5000).

The motor unit 2000 controls the movement of the vertical blind and the rotation angle of each vertical member according to the motor driving signal, and includes a first motor 2100 and a second motor 2200.

The first motor 2100 controls the movement of the vertical blind according to the motor driving signal.

The rotation angle of the vertical blind is controlled according to the motor driving signal of the second motor 2200.

That is, the motor unit 2000 controls left and right parallel movement of the vertical blind, that is, opening and closing operation of the vertical blind in the left and right directions through the first motor 2100 according to the motor driving signal. By controlling the rotation angle of each vertical member of the vertical blind via the 2 motor 2200 to effectively block the sunlight.

The input unit 3000 receives a command for controlling the motor and outputs a motor control signal, and includes a switch unit 3100, a remote controller 3200, and an illumination sensor unit 3300.

The switch unit 3100 receives on / off signals and forward / reverse driving signals of the first motor 2100 or the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 according to a key input from a user, that is, a switch operation. Outputs a motor control signal that includes.

The remote controller 3200 may drive an on / off signal and a forward / reverse signal of the first motor 2100 or the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 according to a key input from a user, that is, a remote controller. The motor control signal including the signal is output.

The illuminance sensor unit 3300 detects ambient illuminance and controls a motor including forward / reverse driving signals of the first motor 2100 or the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 according to the detected illuminance. Output the signal.

That is, the illuminance sensor unit 3300 detects ambient illuminance and generates a motor control signal to close the vertical blind and each vertical member by judging at night when the detected illuminance signal is less than or equal to the first predetermined illuminance, If it is more than the predetermined second illuminance, the sunlight is determined to be too strong to generate a motor control signal for closing the vertical blind and rotating each vertical member by a predetermined angle, and the detected illuminance is determined to be second from the predetermined first illuminance. In the case of illuminance, it is determined that the intensity of sunlight is appropriate, so that each vertical member is rotated by a predetermined angle to generate a motor control signal for opening the vertical blind. It is natural that the environment setting for generating the motor control signal according to the illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor can be further refined.

The detector 4000 detects and outputs a motor position, an operation start position, and an operation end position, and includes an encoder unit 4100 and a limit switch unit 4200.

The encoder unit 4100 detects positions of the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000.

That is, the encoder 4100 detects positions of the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 and detects the degree of opening and closing of the current vertical blind according to the position detection of the first motor 2100. As the position of the second motor 2200 is detected, the degree of rotation of each blind member is detected.

The limit switch unit 4200 detects operation start positions and end positions of the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000.

That is, the limit switch unit 4200 detects operation start positions and end positions of the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 to start the operation of the first motor 2100. Outputs a motor control signal to stop the opening and closing operation when opening and closing the vertical blind according to the position and end position detection, and stops the rotation opening and closing operation of each vertical member according to the detection of the start and end positions of the two motors 2200. Output the motor control signal.

The controller 5000 generates a motor driving signal according to the motor control signal to drive the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 to move the vertical blind or rotate the respective blind members. And a kisscan logic unit 5100, an RF antenna unit 5200, an RF decoder unit 5300, an amplifier unit 5400, a central control unit 5500, and a motor driving unit 5600.

The kisscan logic unit 5100 logically combines a signal input according to a key operation from the switch unit 3100 to output a motor control signal. That is, the kisscan logic unit 5100 generates a motor control signal by logically combining the signals input by the key operation of the switch unit 3100 and outputs the motor control signal to the central control unit 5500.

The RF antenna unit 5200 receives a motor control signal output from the remote controller 3200. That is, the RF antenna unit 5200 receives the motor control signal output by the remote controller operation from the remote controller unit 3200 in a wireless RF method.

The RF decoder unit 5300 decodes the motor control signal received by the RF antenna unit 5200. That is, the RF decoder 5300 decodes the motor control signal received by the RF antenna unit 5200 in the RF manner into a signal recognizable by the central controller 5500.

The amplifier 5400 receives and amplifies the motor control signal output from the illuminance sensor unit 3300. That is, the amplifier 5400 receives the motor control signal according to the ambient illumination sensed by the illumination sensor 3300, amplifies it, and outputs it.

The central controller 5500 is a motor control signal output from the kisscan logic unit 5100, the RF decoder 5300, and the amplifier 5400, and the encoder unit 4100 and the limit switch unit of the detector 4000. The motor driving signal is output according to the signal detected by 4200.

That is, the central control unit 5500 is a motor control signal selectively output from the kisscan logic unit 5100, the RF decoder unit 5300, and the amplifier unit 5400, and the motor detected by the encoder unit 4100. According to the position signal and the limit switch unit 4200 detected by the motor start position and end position signal to generate and output a corresponding motor drive signal.

The motor driver 5600 drives the motor according to the motor driving signal output from the central controller 5500. That is, the motor driving unit 5600 drives the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 according to the motor driving signal output by the central control unit 5500, respectively.

That is, the motor control signal selectively input from the switch unit 3100, the remote controller unit 3200, and the illumination sensor unit 3300 of the input unit 300 is the input from the switch unit 3100. Logically combined through the kisscan logic unit 5100 is input to the central control unit 5500, when the remote controller 3200 is input through the RF antenna unit 5200 and received through the RF decoder unit 5300. Decoded through the input through the central control unit 5500, the input from the illumination sensor unit 3300 is amplified through the amplifier 5400 is input to the central control unit 5500, the central control unit 5500 ) Is a motor control signal input from the kisscan logic unit 5100, the RF decoder unit 5300, and the amplifier unit 5400 and the encoder unit 4100 and the limit switch unit 4200 of the detection unit 4000. According to the detected signal, the motor driving signal is transmitted to By outputting to 5600, the motor driving part 5600 drives the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor part 2000 according to the motor driving signal.

Hereinafter, an operation relationship of the vertical blind apparatus according to the above-described embodiment will be described.

The commercial AC220V input power is transformed into a predetermined level voltage signal through the transformer unit 1100 of the power supply unit 1000, rectified as a DC signal through the rectifier unit 1200, and in the device through the constant voltage unit 1300. The signal is converted into a DC signal having a predetermined predetermined level, and power is supplied to the motor unit 2000, the input unit 3000, the detection unit 4000, and the control unit 5000.

The switch unit 3100, the remote controller 3200, and the illumination sensor unit 3300 of the input unit 3000 selectively output motor control signals, and the detection unit 4000 is configured to provide an encoder unit 4100. The position of the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 is detected through the first motor 2100 and the first of the motor unit 2000 through the limit switch unit 4200. 2 The operation start position and the end position of the motor 2200 are detected and the motor control signal is output in accordance with the detected signal.

When the motor control signal is output from the switch unit 3100, the control unit 5000 outputs the logic control unit 5500 to the central control unit 5500 in logical combination through the kisscan logic unit 5100 and the remote control unit 3200. In the case of the output from the RF antenna unit 5200 is received through the RF decoder unit 5300 decoded through the central control unit 5500, and output from the illumination sensor unit 3300 In the amplification unit 5400, the amplification unit 5400 selectively outputs motor control signals to the central control unit 5500, respectively. The central controller 5500 may include a motor control signal input from a kisscan logic unit 5100, an RF decoder 5300, and an amplifier 5400, and an encoder unit 4100 and a limit switch unit of the detector 4000. The motor driving signal is output in accordance with the signal detected by the 4200, and the motor driving unit 5600 may operate the first motor 2100 and the second motor 2200 of the motor unit 2000 according to the motor driving signal. Each drive.

On the other hand, although not described with reference to the drawings in the present invention, it is also possible to control the motor using a voice signal to control the opening and closing of the blind, or to include a speaker means and a voice control means to enable the voice output during the blind opening and closing operation.

Thus, by the above it can achieve the object of the present invention presented above.

The vertical blind device according to the present invention as described above can save energy by using the power charged in the solar cell unit using solar heat as input power, and operate the blind opening and closing operation by operating the wireless remote control during the opening and closing operation of the blade. It is convenient and easy, and has a useful effect of automatically controlling the opening and closing operation of the blind according to the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is covered by the utility model registration claims described below.

Claims (3)

A power supply unit for transforming and rectifying a commercial AC220V input signal and converting the signal into a DC signal having a predetermined level, a motor unit for controlling the movement of the vertical blind, an input unit for receiving a command to control the motor, and outputting a motor control signal; In the vertical blind device having a control unit for driving the motor to move the vertical blind in accordance with a motor control signal from an input unit, The power supply unit further includes a solar cell unit generating a voltage using solar heat, and converting the voltage into a predetermined level voltage required by the apparatus and outputting the voltage; The motor unit includes a first motor for controlling the movement of the vertical blind and a second motor for controlling the rotation angle of the vertical blind; A switch unit for outputting a motor control signal including an on / off signal and a forward / reverse driving signal of the first or second motor of the motor unit according to a key input, and the first or the motor unit according to a key input A remote controller for outputting a motor control signal including an on / off signal and a forward / reverse driving signal of the second motor, and detecting the illuminance to adjust the forward or reverse of the first or second motor according to the detected illuminance. An illuminance sensor unit configured to output a motor control signal including a reverse drive signal; Vertical blind apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 1, The detection unit includes an encoder for detecting the position of the first motor and the second motor of the motor unit, and a limit switch unit for detecting the operation start position and end position of the first motor and the second motor of the motor unit. Vertical blind apparatus further comprises a. The method of claim 2, A kisscan logic unit for outputting a motor control signal by logically combining a signal input according to a key operation from the switch unit, an RF antenna unit for receiving a motor control signal output from the remote controller unit, and An RF decoder which decodes the motor control signal received by the RF antenna unit, an amplifier which receives and amplifies the motor control signal output from the illuminance sensor unit, and the kisscan logic unit, the RF decoder unit and the amplifier unit. A central control unit for outputting a motor driving signal according to the output motor control signal and signals detected by the encoder and limit switch of the detection unit; and a motor driving unit for driving the motor according to the motor driving signal output from the central control unit. Vertical blind apparatus comprising a.