KR20050103121A - Power saving switch with automatic mode function and thereof control method - Google Patents

Abstract

Power saving switch according to the present invention, the sensing sensor selected from the fuselage detection sensor or the door open and close detection sensor; When the fuselage detection or door opening detection signal is received from the detection sensor, the lamp is automatically turned on and the operation is stopped for a predetermined time, and the detection is performed after a predetermined time. When the sensor is switched to the extinguished sensor and the fuselage detection or the door open detection signal is received again, the lamp is automatically turned off and at the same time the operation is stopped for a predetermined time. Control means for switching; the automatic mode that can be applied to the automatic mode of automatic lighting and automatic off of the lamp and / or semi-automatic mode of manual lighting and automatic off of the lamp and the manual mode function can be applied selectively A power saving switch having a mode function and a control method thereof.

Description

Power saving switch with automatic mode function and controlling method

The present invention relates to a power-saving switch, and in particular, the automatic switching of the fuselage detection or the door to detect whether the opening and closing of the automatic mode of the automatic lighting and automatic light off, the manual switching of the lighting light and the semi-automatic mode of automatic off The present invention relates to a power saving switch having an automatic mode function and a control method thereof.

Applicant of the present invention, the power saving switch (hereinafter referred to as "prior art" of the patent application "0039441" (original application number: "20-2004-0002467") according to the domestic priority claims dated June 1, 2004) Has been disclosed. ”

The prior art, as well as various types of fuselage detection sensor, the sensor is implemented by the opening and closing detection sensor for the door, and the semi-automatic mode according to the manual light / automatic light of the lamp according to the detection signal sent from the detection sensor, It implements the manual mode function to realize manual light by outputting a certain sound to the user during manual light / manual light, and solves the problem that has emerged from the conventional human body sensor with infrared sensor. Although the configuration of the sensor can be omitted, a high-sensitivity sensor is not required, so that the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced, and the user's convenience has been greatly improved.

1 and 2, the above-described prior art will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 1, a switch box including the input / output unit of FIG. 1 is substantially configured as shown in FIG. 2.

1 and 2, an input / output unit 100 including an input unit 120, an audio output unit 130, an indicator 140, a light emitting element 150, and a time setting unit 160, and It was to have a schematic configuration of the lamp 200 and the sensor 300 is electrically connected to the control means 110 constituting the input / output unit 100, respectively.

Here, the input unit 120 is composed of an automatic switch button 121 and a manual switch button 122, the sound output unit 130 is implemented as a conventional speaker, the indicator 140 is a lamp or Two light emitting devices such as LEDs (LED) are provided to be switched on and off to switch each other to have a configuration embedded in the automatic switch button 121 and the manual switch button 122 of FIG. (See Figure 2)

In detail, the operation principle thereof, a switch-on step (S101) of the user manually inputs the automatic switch button 121 or the manual switch button 122; Supplying power to the lamp 200 to turn on the lamp 200 and at the same time, stopping the lamp lamp ON / detection sensor operation to cut off the power supplied to the sensor 300 (S102); Power supply to the light emitting element embedded in the manual switch button 122 of the indicator 140, so that the use state display unit (NO) marked on the manual switch button 122 can be displayed to the power saving switch 10 An indicator output step (S103) indicating that a person is in the target space of the person (for example, a bathroom); Thereafter, after a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 seconds in which the user may complete entry into the target space), the power supply is resumed to the sensor 300 to start operation of the sensor 300. Starting sensor operation step (S104) to be able to; Sensing step (S105) is carried out by the detection sensor 300 when the user goes out from the inside of the target space, and the detected signal is sent to the control means (110); When the received signal is detected by the control means 110, the light emitting element embedded in the automatic switch button 121 of the indicator 140 is turned on, and the light emitted in the manual switch button 122 is turned on. By stopping the power supply to the device, the power supply is switched so that the use state display unit OK indicated on the manual switch button 122 is displayed and the use state display unit NO indicated on the manual switch button 122 mentioned above is not displayed. An indicator conversion output step (S106) indicating that there is no person in the target space (for example, a toilet, etc.) by performing a task is performed. At this time, the user switches the automatic switch button ( When the input is performed through 121, the semi-automatic hat proceeds to the step of turning off the lamp to turn off the power supplied to the lamp 200 according to the command of the control unit 110. When the user inputs through the manual switch button 122, the user proceeds to the manual mode (S110) and outputs a predetermined sound through the sound output unit 130 to turn on the lighting lamp to the user. It had a working principle that could recognize the facts and achieve manual lighting by the user.

Then, the dial 161 is configured on the lower side of the switch box 102, the dial 161 is configured to manually change the time setting unit 160, which is implemented by a timer or the like, the dial The level display unit 162 is printed on the front of the switch box 102 corresponding to 161 to rotate the dial 161 so that the user can arbitrarily set the operation stop time of the aforementioned sensor 300. Was.

Therefore, the above-mentioned semi-automatic mode and manual mode can be set in various ways depending on the user's input, as well as the efficient use of energy.

However, the above-described prior art has not been able to implement the automatic mode according to the automatic lighting / auto-off as in the above-mentioned prior art, and therefore, a problem arises that it is not possible to satisfy various changing consumer needs.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, omit the configuration of the illumination sensor configured in the conventional human body sensor, etc., as well as automatic having a low manufacturing cost using a low-cost fuselage sensor or door open and close sensor It is an object of the present invention to provide a power saving switch capable of implementing an automatic mode according to lighting / auto power off.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a power saving switch capable of implementing both an automatic mode, a semi-automatic mode and a manual mode by adding an automatic mode function to the aforementioned prior art.

Power saving switch according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

A detection sensor selected from the fuselage detection sensor or the door open / close detection sensor; When the fuselage detection or the door open detection signal is received from the detection sensor and electrically connected to the lamp and the detection sensor, respectively, the lamp is automatically turned on and the lights are switched off and the fuselage detection or door opening detection signal is detected from the detection sensor. Control means for automatically turning off the lamp when the signal is received again and switching the detection sensor to a lighting sensor; It has a constitutive action and effective features having a.

Here, it is preferable that the control means stops the detection sensor for a predetermined time when the lamp is automatically turned on or turned off automatically, and then, after the predetermined time elapses, the detection sensor is switched to the light-off sensor or the lighting sensor. .

In addition, the control means, the indicator for outputting the light emitting device, the character information output, the figure information corresponding to the lighting of the lighting and the extinguished outside of the entrance; An audio output unit for outputting a predetermined sound when the auto lighting or auto extinguishing of the lamp; A time setting unit for arbitrarily setting the predetermined time until the automatic light-off by the detection sensor is switched to the light-off sensor; An input unit to which a manual light or manual light signal such as a lamp is input; It may further comprise one or more selected from.

As a control method of the power saving switch according to the present invention having such a configuration,

a) automatically lighting a lamp when a body detection or a door opening signal is detected from a detection sensor; b) completing the step a) and converting the detection sensor to a light-out sensor; c) automatically turning off the lamp when the fuselage detection or door opening signal is detected again from the detection sensor through step b); d) at the same time completing step c), switching the detection sensor to a lighting sensor; It is preferably made of.

On the other hand, in step b) or step d), at the same time as completing step a) or c), the sensor is stopped for a predetermined time, and after the predetermined time elapses, the sensor is turned off. Or switching to a lighting sensor; It may be made of.

Here, the fuselage detection sensor is implemented by selecting one or more from an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, an optical sensor or a proximity sensor, and the opening and closing detection sensor for the door is mounted on the door and the frame to open and close the door The magnetic sensor for detecting the opening or closing of the magnetic sensor, which is selected from the proximity sensor is implemented to refer to having the same configuration as the components disclosed in the prior art previously filed by the applicant of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted below. .

In addition, the power saving switch according to the present invention is an open doorway and / or a closed doorway having an open corridor or an open door and / or an outer wall surface such as a closed space such as a toilet, a room, a study room, and the like. / Or installed on the inner wall surface, the detection sensor may be configured integrally with the switch box to be described later, of course, is installed on the upper side or lower side of the door frame, the control means configured in the switch box electrically Implemented as connected.

The position of the sensor may be any position, but it is most preferably installed at about 20 cm to 50 cm from the upper left or right corner of the door frame, or about 60 cm to 90 cm below the side.

Of course, the lamp is configured separately from the switch box, it is preferably made to be electrically connected to the control means as mentioned above.

In addition, the power saving switch according to the present invention is applied to various devices such as a security system, a cooling / heating system, an air conditioning system, and an operation control system of a home appliance to detect a person's entrance and control a predetermined operation. However, hereinafter will be described limited to the power saving switch for the lighting lamp which is a practical application of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these examples are merely for illustrative purposes, and the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to these examples.

3 is a system block diagram of a power saving switch 10a according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a system flow chart of FIG. 1, which has a power saving function with an automatic mode in which auto-lighting and auto-off of the lamp 200 are performed with minimal components. The switch is illustrated.

3 and 4, the power saving switch 10 includes a control unit 110 and a detection sensor 300 electrically connected to the control unit 110, and the control unit 110 includes a lamp 300. ) Is electrically connected to, and has a configuration in which external power is directly supplied to the control means (110).

Looking at the operation principle in more detail, by detecting the opening of the fuselage detection or opening and closing door by the sensor 300 to transmit the corresponding detection signal to the control means 110 when the fuselage detection or opening and closing door is opened. The primary sensing step S1 is started.

By the step (S1), the control means 110, the auto-lighting step (S2) for instructing the automatic lighting of the lamp 200 is in progress, and at the same time as the above step (S2) the detection sensor 300 Stops the operation for a predetermined time, the detection sensor OFF step (S3) proceeds for a predetermined time to resume the operation of the sensor 300 after a predetermined time, and at the same time the step (S3) Proceed to turn off the light sensor switching step (S4) for switching the sensor 300 to the light out sensor.

Thus, by completing the above step (S4) to detect whether the fuselage detection or opening or closing door opening from the sensor 300, the second detection step (S5) for transmitting the corresponding signal to the control means 110 is in progress The control means 110 at the time of opening the fuselage or opening / closing door, and at the same time commanding the automatic light-off (S6) of the lamp 200, the same time as the above-mentioned step (S3), the sensor off step ( At the same time as the S7), the light sensor switching step (S8) for switching the detection sensor 300 to the light sensor is progressed and fed back to the above step (S1) to continue the detection and accordingly the automatic lighting and automatic off It is done so that it can be done.

Steps S3 and S7 may be delayed due to slippers or the like when the user enters or exits a target moving space (for example, a bathroom). To 10 seconds) in response to receiving a detection signal from the sensor 300 (for example, as the user's hesitation to wear shoes, etc. at the doorway, etc., as the sensor continues to detect this automatically Means that the operation is performed to continuously turn on and turn off automatically.) This step (S3, S7) can be omitted when the power saving switch according to the present invention is installed in an open corridor, of course. to be.

Therefore, when the control means 110 detects the fuselage detection or opening / closing door opening detection signal by the detection sensor 300, the lamp is automatically turned on and the sensor 300 is stopped for a predetermined time. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the detection sensor 300 is switched to the extinguished sensor so that when the fuselage detection or the opening / closing door opening detection signal is secondly detected, the detection lamp 200 is automatically turned off and the detection is performed. By switching the sensor 300 to the lighting sensor, using the one sensor 300 has an operation principle that can be automatically turned on, as well as automatic lighting of the lamp 200.

Of course, one or more specific components of the prior art disclosed by the applicant, that is, the input unit 120, the indicator, the sound output unit 130, the time setting unit 160 of FIGS. It may be provided, the operation principle is also implemented the same, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

However, when the power saving switch 10 according to the present invention is configured together with the input unit 120, when the automatic switch button 121 or the manual switch button 122 is pressed for a predetermined time, the automatic It is desirable to be able to switch between the modes and the semi-automatic and / or manual modes of the prior art mentioned above.

And, as described in the above-described prior art, the sensor 300 is implemented by a fuselage detection sensor or a door open and close detection sensor, the infrared sensor of the fuselage detection sensor, such as disclosed in the conventional human body detection sensor, etc. The illumination sensor and / or the timer circuit diagram and the like has a constitutional feature omitted, the door opening and closing detection sensor, a pair of magnetic sensors mounted on each of the predetermined portion of the opening and closing door and the door frame corresponding to the predetermined portion, proximity It can be implemented as a sensor.

Here, the magnetic sensor also has the same technical spirit as the prior art disclosed by the applicant of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The above-described power saving switch according to the present invention can be variously modified. That is, in addition to various embodiments disclosed in the prior art filed by the applicant of the present invention (Domestic Application Model No. 20-2004-0002467), the automatic mode according to the present invention can be implemented as one switch. As will be appreciated, this is also within the technical scope of the present invention.

As described above, if the power saving switch according to the present invention is considered, the power saving switch having the automatic mode according to the auto-lighting / auto-off can be implemented by the simple operation principle, as well as the filed by the applicant of the present invention. By adding the automatic mode function according to the present invention to the power saving switch according to the prior art that can be used by the user as well as the automatic mode, semi-automatic mode, manual mode, etc., can be more versatile and more convenient to use There are advantages such as improvement. In addition, since it can be more usefully used in an open doorway, such as a corridor, etc., it is a very useful invention having the effect that the power consumption can be drastically reduced and the energy can be efficiently operated.

1 is a system block diagram according to the prior art that has been filed by the applicant.

Figure 2 is a front view of the switch box configured with the input / output unit of Figure 1;

3 is a system block diagram of a power saving switch according to the present invention;

4 is a system flowchart of a power saving switch according to the present invention;

<Description of reference numerals for major parts of the drawings>

10, 10a: Power saving switch 100: I / O unit

101: frame 102: switch box

110: control means 120: input unit

121: automatic switch button 122: manual switch button

130: sound output unit 140: indicator

150: light emitting element 160: time setting unit

161: dial 162: level display

200: lighting 300: detection sensor

Claims (5)

A detection sensor selected from the fuselage detection sensor or the door open / close detection sensor; When the fuselage detection or the door open detection signal is received from the detection sensor and electrically connected to the lamp and the detection sensor, respectively, the lamp is automatically turned on and the lights are switched off and the fuselage detection or door opening detection signal is detected from the detection sensor. Control means for automatically turning off the lamp when the signal is received again and switching the detection sensor to a lighting sensor; Power saving switch characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the control means, And automatically stops the detection sensor for a predetermined time when the lamp is automatically turned on or turned off, and after the predetermined time elapses, the detection sensor is switched to a light-off sensor or a light sensor. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means, An indicator for outputting light emitting elements, text information output, and figure information corresponding to the lighting on and off of the lamp outside the entrance; An audio output unit for outputting a predetermined sound when the auto lighting or auto extinguishing of the lamp; A time setting unit for arbitrarily setting the predetermined time until the automatic light-off by the detection sensor is switched to the light-off sensor; An input unit to which a manual light or manual light signal such as a lamp is input; Power saving switch further comprises one or more selected from. a) automatically lighting a lamp when a body detection or a door opening signal is detected from a detection sensor; b) completing the step a) and converting the detection sensor to a light-out sensor; c) automatically turning off the lamp when the fuselage detection or door opening signal is detected again from the detection sensor through step b); d) at the same time completing step c), switching the detection sensor to a lighting sensor; Control method of the power saving switch, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 4, wherein step b) or step d) At the same time as the step a) or c) is completed, the sensor is stopped for a predetermined time, and after the predetermined time has elapsed, the sensor is switched off or turned on; Control method of the power saving switch, characterized in that consisting of.