KR20110085405A - An apparatus of swtching cut off atmospheric power by automatic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for automatically blocking standby power is provided to easily be used through a remote control device. CONSTITUTION: A controller(110) sets a state of supplying power and a state blocking standby power while the standby power is not used. The controller controls overall operation of a switch device. A power switch(120) selects whether main power is supplied or not to an electronic device which is connected to a socket device interlinking with a switch device. A selecting switch selects whether standby power is blocked or not according to non-used electronic device which is connected with a socket device interlinked with a switch device. A current sensor(140) operates a power switch and checks a current amount of a power flowing in according to a setting of a standby power blocking of a selection switch.

Description

Standby Power Automatic Cutoff Switch Device {AN APPARATUS OF SWTCHING CUT OFF ATMOSPHERIC POWER BY AUTOMATIC}

The present invention relates to a standby power automatic switching switch device that can cut off the standby power, and more particularly, a fixed state installed in a part of the wall, or a mobile type is configured to be connected to the outlet device, the use state of home appliances, etc. connected to the outlet insert According to the user, the standby power can be cut off through the selection switch to cut off the standby power of home appliances applied to the outlet, or the standby outlet which can selectively use a normal outlet device or a power-saving outlet device according to the operation of the power switch. It relates to a power automatic cut off switch device.

Normally, the power supplied to homes always has standing power between the lines from outlets to outlets that can be powered directly, when the power is not used. Or offices are no exception.

Generally, there are two types of outlets, and one is a buried outlet which is buried in a wall of a building when constructing a building; The landfill outlet is limited to the number of plugs that can be plugged into one auxiliary outlet so that multiple plugs can be used.

The outlets used in this manner are used by plugging in products that require constant power supply such as refrigerators, hot and cold water heaters, and facsimile machines in daily life, and only when used with televisions, computers, videos, and mixers. Plug in the products that need supply.

Therefore, when the product does not need the power continuously, unplug the product from the outlet when not in use to prevent unnecessary waste of power, the outlets in the room or the wall is not easily visible Since it is placed and used, if you want to remove the plug to cut off the power to the unused product, there is inconvenience and hassle to go to the position of the outlet to pull the plug.

Therefore, the user can use only the power switch of the product while the plug is plugged into the outlet, even for products that do not require continuous power due to inconvenience and hassle. Since it is continuously supplied to an unused product, there is a problem of wasting unnecessary power.

In order to solve the above problems, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0015869 and 2004-0077395 have introduced power-saving outlets so that power can be automatically cut off by detecting whether unnecessary standby power is consumed.

However, such a power-saving outlet has to be provided with a separate control circuit, which increases the manufacturing cost of the outlet and has a limitation that the control unit of the outlet itself consumes standby power. Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-0036907 discloses a constant power source. A power-saving outlet device with a main outlet supplied and an auxiliary outlet for simple power on / off is introduced.

However, the above power-saving outlet uses a sub outlet separately from the main outlet. For example, if a main outlet and a sub outlet are installed on the wall, the main outlet is useless for users who need two sub outlets. There is a problem of increasing the number of outlets to be installed with the inefficiency.

In order to solve the problem of the above-described outlet device, as shown in the accompanying FIG.

That is, in the outlet 1 provided with at least one or more connection ports 11 consisting of the first and second terminals 11a and 11b to which a commercial AC power is applied, the outlet 1 is embedded in an indoor wall. 1, the standby power line 13 and the constant power line 14 are separated and connected, and the standby power line or the constant power line 14 is selected to connect standby power or constant power to the connection port 11 It includes a selection switch 12 for supplying, the standby power line 13 is provided with standby power control means (2) that can cut off the standby power supplied to the outlet (1) by the user's operation, The standby power control means 2 includes a standby power button 22 for controlling the supply or interruption of standby power, a storage button 23 for storing standby power consumption, and an operation of the standby power button 22. According to the on / off operation to standby power supplied to the outlet (1) Standby power switch 24 for supplying or interrupting the standby power, standby power sensor 25 for detecting the standby power consumption to be used on the load side connected to both ends of the standby power switch 24 and the connection port 11 When the storage button 23 is input in a state in which all of the electronic and electrical appliances connected to the electronic device are turned off, the standby power consumption detected by the standby power detection unit 25 is stored as a reference consumption, and then the standby power detection unit ( When the standby power consumption detected in 25) is within the set error range of the previously stored reference consumption, it is determined that both the electronic and electrical appliances are turned off, and the control unit 26 automatically turns off the standby power switch 24. .

This has the advantage of solving the problem of the existing power-saving outlet device, but it is started to selectively configure the constant power and standby power lines according to the power applied to the inside of the outlet to selectively use according to the corresponding constant power, standby power, but the user There is a need to uniformly distinguish between standby power and constant power, and a complicated problem arises by constructing a standby power line constant power line separately in an outlet device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object is that the consumer / user by configuring one switch to the on / off power / standby power blocking function for the power applied through the power line By setting the cutoff current, the power of the outlet is automatically cut off after a certain time is less than the set cutoff current, or by configuring an additional switch to be used as a normal outlet device, the general switch or the constant power / standby power cutoff switch To provide a standby power automatic cut off switch device that can be selectively used.

In addition, the switch device connected to the outlet where the user can select the standby power or the regular power is embedded in the wall, and the constant power state, the standby power state, etc. can be changed according to the ON / OFF operation of the switch through the receiving window configured in the switch device. It is possible to check the standby power cutoff and the constant power state of the corresponding plug, and to provide a standby power cutoff switch device which can be easily used through the remote control device.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, it is fixedly installed on a part of the wall, or configured to be mobile and connected by using a plug of various electric appliances such as TV, refrigerator, washing machine, electric stove according to indoor wiring In the switch device having a connection structure with the outlet device, the control unit for setting the constant power supply state, standby power cut-off state when not in use to the home appliance inserted through the plug insertion portion of the outlet device or controls the overall operation of the switch device ; A power switch configured to select whether to supply constant power to a home appliance connected to an outlet device interlocked with the switch device in response to a control signal of the controller; A selection switch configured to select whether to shut off standby power in response to a non-commercial use of a home appliance connected to an outlet device interlocked with the switch device in response to a control signal of the controller; Responding according to the control signal of the control unit, the power switch is driven and automatically shuts down when the standby power is below the set standby power by checking the current amount of the power introduced according to the standby power cutoff setting of the selection switch, or check the rating of the home appliance A current sensor for checking an amount of current of the home appliance; An A / D converter for measuring the amount of power of the home appliance connected to the plug insertion unit according to the control signal of the controller and converting analog information of the measured amount of electricity into digital; An input setting unit configured to set standby power of the home appliance and the switch device connected to the plug insertion unit, or to set a use time of the home appliance to block standby power; In response to a control signal of the controller, it is indicated whether the constant power is set when the constant power is supplied according to the power of the power switch or according to the time set in the input setting unit according to the standby power cutoff selection signal of the selection switch. LED lighting unit to display whether or not the standby power cut off, or display the driving state as a light signal; The remote controller is set to the external remote controller driving state according to the transmission (ON) signal of the remote control transmitter in conjunction with the remote control transmitter of the home appliance during the operation of the button of the selection switch, or the remote controller for setting the standby power cutoff when the signal of the remote control transmitter is not transmitted (OFF). A wireless receiver for receiving a transmission signal from a transmitter; According to the driving of the current sensor of the switch device, the measured amount of power of the home appliance is converted through an A / D converter to display the measured amount of power, or to indicate whether the standby power is cut off according to the driving signal of the input setting unit. It provides a standby power automatic cutoff switch device comprising a display unit.

At this time, according to an additional feature of the present invention, the input setting unit is composed of a plurality of key pads to set the use time of the home appliance connected to the plug insertion unit for blocking the standby power through the input window of the key pad the selection switch According to the driving of the standby power cut off of the home appliance, or composed of one input button, if pressed for more than 5 seconds to turn off the standby power blocking function or configured to selectively set the standby power off operation when pressed for more than 10 seconds desirable.

In addition, according to an additional feature of the present invention, when the button of the power switch is pressed, the LED is always driven to the LED driving unit and the constant power is applied to the outlet connected to the switch device, when pressed again so that the power to the outlet When the button of the selection switch is configured, the standby power cut-off function is set to the outlet connected to the switch device, and when pressed again, it is preferable that the power is cut off to the outlet.

In addition, according to an additional feature of the present invention, when the button of the selection switch is driven for a predetermined period of time, the standby state LED of the LED driving unit is repeatedly turned on, and then, when the LED of the remote control state of the LED driving unit is lit, the selection switch When the button is stopped and the remote control transmitter transmits a radio signal to the wireless receiver, the remote controller is set to the driving state. When the button of the selection switch is driven for a predetermined period of time, the standby state LED of the LED driving unit is repeatedly turned on. When the driving of the button of the selection switch is stopped, it is preferably configured to be set to the standby power state.

In the standby power cutoff switch device according to the present invention, the consumer / user can easily set whether to turn off the standby power or standby power through the ON / OFF operation of the switch and set the current according to the constant power state or the standby power cut-off state. However, after a certain period of time under the current, the power of the outlet is automatically cut off, which cuts off the standby power of home appliances, providing a power saving effect.

In addition, by sensing the amount of power used in home appliances through the display unit on one side of the switch device to display the converted power amount so that the user can visually check the power consumed when the home appliance is not operating to save power consumption and energy savings. Can be induced.

In addition, when the home appliance to which regular power is applied is connected to the cover part of the switch device, a selection switch for controlling the operation of the outlet device connected to the switch device and a driving switch for controlling whether the standby power is cut off or not are connected. As an outlet device, if you need to cut off unnecessary standby power when not in use, or if you need to cut off power when a problem such as overload occurs, use it as a power-saving outlet device or configure the device to cut off the power applied to the connected outlet device. Use can optionally be used.

In addition, by configuring a plurality of LED driving unit in the cover portion of the switch device to be able to visually identify the power-on state, standby power cut-off state with the naked eye can check the user's mistake in real time to induce a quick state change.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an outlet having a conventional standby power / constant power selection function.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a connection state of the automatic standby power off switch device and the outlet device according to the present invention
3 is a state diagram showing the configuration of an automatic standby power switch device according to the invention
4 is a block diagram showing an automatic standby power switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the automatic standby power switch device according to the invention

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

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a connection state of the automatic standby power off switch device and the outlet device according to the invention, Figure 3 is a state diagram showing the configuration of the automatic standby power off switch device according to the invention, Figure 4 In one embodiment according to the present invention is a block diagram showing the automatic standby power switch device, Figure 5 shows a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the automatic standby power switch device according to the invention.

The detailed configuration and operation state of the automatic standby power switch device according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the standby power automatic shutoff switch device 100 and an outlet device according to the present invention are connected to a general electric wire, a cable, or a power line. 100) determines whether to automatically shut off standby power by setting whether to use it.

The attached Figures 3 to 4 show the configuration of the automatic standby power switch according to the present invention, which may be fixed to the wall of the building, or may be configured to be used according to the user's use.

The power switch 120 and the selection switch 130 to be described below are configured in the form of a button as shown in FIG. 3 and can be driven by pressing the corresponding button, and configured in the form of a switch in the ON / OFF form as shown in FIG. 4. It can also be configured by variably applying the interruption of normal power and standby power.

Looking at the detailed configuration of the standby power automatic cutoff switch 100 according to the present invention with reference to Figures 3 to 5, as shown above, the cutoff switch 100 of the present invention is fixed to a portion of the wall, or movable It can be configured as, and has a connection structure with the outlet device 200 used by connecting through a plug of various electric appliances such as TV, refrigerator, washing machine, electric stove according to the indoor wiring, and cut off the constant power or standby power Whether the switch device 100 is controlled.

Reference numeral 110 denotes a control unit, which sets a constant power supply state to a home appliance inserted through a plug insertion unit (not shown) of the outlet device 200, a standby power cutoff state when not in use, or Control overall operation.

Reference numeral 120 denotes a power switch for selecting whether to supply the constant power to the home appliance connected to the outlet device 200 interlocked with the switch device 100 in response to the control signal of the control unit 110, which is Optionally available in the form of a button or an on / off switch.

When the button of the power switch 120 is pressed once, a constant LED is driven to the LED driver to be described below, and a constant power is applied to an outlet connected to the switch device 100, and when pressed once more, the constant power is cut off. The outlet 200 is configured such that power is not applied.

Reference numeral 130 denotes a selection switch, which responds to a control signal of the control unit 100, corresponding to the outlet device 200 according to the non-use of the home appliance connected to the outlet device 200 interlocked with the switch device 100. Select whether to cut off the standby power of the home appliance connected to the), which can be selectively used in the form of a button or switch of ON / OFF, such as the power switch 120.

In addition, the selector switch 130 also has a standby power cutoff function set to an outlet connected to the switch device 100 when the corresponding button is pressed, as in the principle of the power switch 120, and when pressed again, the outlet 200 is powered. It is configured to be blocked.

Reference numeral 140 denotes a current sensor, and reacts according to a control signal of the controller 110, and the power switch 120 is driven and the corresponding current amount of power introduced according to the standby power cutoff setting of the selection switch 130. Check or check the rating of the home appliance, and check the current amount of the home appliance to automatically shut off when the standby power is lower than the set, 150 is the plug according to the driving of the current sensor 140 in accordance with the control signal of the controller 110 Measures the amount of power of the home appliance connected to the insertion unit and converts the analog information of the measured power amount into digital.

Reference numeral 170 is an input setting unit, and in the form of a button to set the standby power cut off of the home appliance and the switch device 100 coupled to the plug insertion unit, or to set the use time of the home appliance for blocking standby power. Is composed,

On the other hand, the input setting unit 170 is composed of a plurality of key pads through the input window of the key pad to set the use time of the home appliance fastened to the outlet device 200 to block the standby power by the selection switch ( According to the operation of 120), whether or not to shut off the standby power of the corresponding home appliance, or it is composed of one input button, and when pressed for 5 seconds or more, the standby power shut-off function is canceled, or when pressed for 10 seconds or more, the standby power blocking operation can be selectively set. It is desirable to.

Reference numeral 160 denotes an LED driver and indicates whether to set the constant power when the constant power is supplied in response to the control signal of the controller 110 applied to the power switch 120 or the selection switch 130. According to the standby power cutoff selection signal of the standby power cutoff according to the time set in the input setting unit 170, or the driving state is displayed as a light signal. The LED driver 160 may set an LED of an appropriate color to display the standby, remote control, and always status.

Reference numeral 190 is a wireless receiving unit connected to a remote control transmitter (not shown) of the home appliance while driving the button of the selection switch 120 is set to the external remote control driving state according to the transmission (ON) signal of the remote control transmitter, or the remote control transmitter When the signal is not transmitted (OFF) of the standby power cut off to receive the transmission signal of the remote control transmitter.

The wireless receiver 190 may be configured in a module form inside the switch device 100.

As a display unit 180, a measured amount of power of the home appliance is converted through an A / D converter according to the driving of the current sensor of the switch device 100 to display the measured amount of power, or the input setting unit 170. In accordance with the driving signal of the standby power is cut off.

Meanwhile, the display unit 180 may be configured to be output in a text form according to a user, and the configuration may be variably used in the form of numbers or long sentences according to the user's setting.

Standby power automatic cutoff switch device 100 of the present invention is always power, standby power cutoff after a certain time, standby power cutoff when abnormal power abnormality occurs, standby power cutoff according to the overload low power and standby power automatic cutoff switch according to the input time The operation is implemented according to the internal program setting.

Looking at the operation state of the standby power automatic cutoff switch device of the present invention as described above, the standby power automatic cutoff switch device 100 is fixed to a part of the wall of the building, or is configured in a specific position in the form of a movement An outlet connected to a switch device 100 and an outlet device 200 for supplying power to a home appliance and an electric wire, a cable or a power line, and connected through a plug of various electric appliances such as a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine and an electric stove. Has a connection structure with the device 200.

First, when the user presses the button of the power switch 120 of the switch device once, the constant power is applied to the corresponding electric appliance, and when pressed again, the constant power is cut off.

In this case, the user may set the standby power cutoff setting state by pressing the button of the selection switch 120, and when pressed once more, the standby power cutoff setting release state is performed as in the power switch 110.

On the other hand, if it is set to the standby power cut-off state, it is possible to set the use time according to the purpose of the corresponding home appliance through the input window of the plurality of key pad of the input setting unit 170, and if necessary, press a specific input button of the key pad. Pressing more than a second can be set through the input setting unit 170 to release the standby power cut off function or press the standby power cut off for more than 10 seconds.

On the other hand, the display is turned on at all times the power supply to the LED driver 160 according to the drive of the power switch 120, or the standby display is turned on in accordance with the drive of the selection switch 130.

When the power switch 120 is driven and the button of the selection switch 130 is driven for a predetermined period (2 seconds to 3 seconds), the standby state LED of the LED driver 160 is repeatedly turned on, and then, the LED driver When the LED of the remote control state of the control unit 160 is turned on, the driving of the button of the selection switch 130 is stopped and the remote control transmitter (not shown) transmits a radio signal to the wireless receiver 190 to the driving state of the remote control device. Can be set.

Meanwhile, when the button of the selection switch 130 is driven for a predetermined period (2 seconds to 3 seconds), when the standby state LED of the LED driving unit is repeatedly turned on, the LED of the selection switch 130 stops driving. The driving unit 160 may be repeatedly set to a standby power blocking state.

The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same way may be varied in many ways. Such modifications are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>
100: Automatic standby switch device
110: control unit 120: power switch (button)
130: selection switch (button) 140: current sensor
150: A / D converter 160: LED driver
170: input setting unit 180: display unit
190: wireless receiver

Claims (4)

In the switch device fixedly installed on a part of the wall, or configured to be mobile and connected to the outlet wiring to be used through the plug of various electric appliances such as TV, refrigerator, washing machine, electric stove according to the indoor wiring,
A control unit configured to set an always-on power supply state, a standby power cut-off state when not in use, or control the overall operation of the switch device to the home appliance inserted through the plug insertion unit of the outlet device;
A power switch configured to select whether to supply constant power to a home appliance connected to an outlet device interlocked with the switch device in response to a control signal of the controller;
A selection switch configured to select whether to shut off standby power according to non-use of a home appliance connected to an outlet device interlocked with the switch device in response to a control signal of the controller;
Responding according to the control signal of the control unit, the power switch is driven and automatically shuts down when the standby power is below the set standby power by checking the current amount of the power introduced according to the standby power cutoff setting of the selection switch, or check the rating of the home appliance A current sensor for checking an amount of current of the home appliance;
An A / D converter for measuring the amount of power of the home appliance connected to the plug insertion unit according to the control signal of the controller and converting analog information of the measured amount of electricity into digital;
An input setting unit configured to set standby power of the home appliance and the switch device connected to the plug insertion unit, or to set a use time of the home appliance to block standby power;
In response to a control signal of the controller, it is indicated whether the constant power is set when the constant power is supplied according to the power of the power switch or according to the time set in the input setting unit according to the standby power cutoff selection signal of the selection switch. An LED driver which displays whether standby power is cut off or displays a driving state by a lighting signal;
The remote controller is set to the external remote controller driving state according to the transmission (ON) signal of the remote control transmitter in conjunction with the remote control transmitter of the home appliance during the operation of the button of the selection switch, or the remote controller for setting the standby power cutoff when the signal of the remote control transmitter is not transmitted (OFF). A wireless receiver for receiving a transmission signal from a transmitter;
According to the driving of the current sensor of the switch device, the measured amount of power of the home appliance is converted through an A / D converter to display the measured amount of power, or to indicate whether the standby power is cut off according to the driving signal of the input setting unit. Display unit; Standby power automatic cutoff switch characterized in that it comprises a.
The method of claim 1,
The input setting unit is composed of a plurality of key pads to set the use time of the home appliance connected to the plug insertion unit to block the standby power through the input window of the key pad to cut off the standby power of the home appliance according to the operation of the selection switch Auto power off switch device, characterized in that it is configured to drive whether or not, by pressing one or more buttons for more than 5 seconds to turn off the standby power off function, or pressing more than 10 seconds to selectively set the standby power off operation.
The method of claim 1,
When the button of the power switch is pressed, the LED is always driven to the LED driving unit, and the regular power is applied to the outlet connected to the switch device, and when pressed again, the power is cut off to the outlet.
When the button of the selection switch is pressed standby power off function is set to the outlet connected to the switch device, when pressed again, the standby power automatic shut off switch device, characterized in that configured to be cut off the power.
The method of claim 1,
When the button of the selection switch is driven for a certain period of time, the standby state LED of the LED driving unit is repeatedly turned on. Then, when the LED of the remote control state of the LED driving unit is turned on, the driving of the button of the selection switch is stopped and the remote control transmitter is connected to the wireless transmitter. When the wireless signal is transmitted to the receiver, it is set to the remote controller driving state.
When the button of the selection switch is driven for a certain period of time, when the standby state LED of the LED driving unit is repeatedly turned on, the standby power automatic shutoff is configured to be set to the standby power state when the driving of the button of the selection switch is stopped. Switchgear.

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