KR20150078890A - Smart switch module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart switch module capable of inputting a switch command with a non-contact method. The smart switch module may include a position detection sensor module; a micro-control unit which receives the position detection signal of an object from the position detection sensor module and outputs a gesture signal; a power supply part which supplies power to the position detection sensor module and the micro-control unit; a first signal transmission medium which connects external power and the power supply part; a second signal transmission medium which connects the position detection sensor module and the micro-control unit; and a third signal transmission medium which connects the micro-control unit and an external device.

Description

[0001] Smart switch module [0002]

The present invention relates to a smart switch module, and more particularly, to a smart switch module capable of inputting a switch command in a non-contact manner.

In general, various on-off switches and step-controlling switches, such as elevator switches in public buildings, electric door switches in public buildings, switches in hospital treatment devices, kitchen appliance switches in restaurants, etc., Contact type switches for detecting a pressing force or an electrical change are applied.

Such contact switches used by many unspecified users, such as public buildings, hospitals, apartments, restaurants, etc., may be easily contaminated by various bacteria or contaminated by various foreign substances by contact with the user even if they are washed.

However, when conventional contact switches installed in public places are contaminated by various germs or foreign substances, they are not easily sanitized by being easily transmitted to other users, and contact switches installed in public places are used by many users The frequency is so high that component breakage or component breakdown due to switch contact has frequently occurred.

In addition, in the conventional contact-type switches, a large number of switch parts must be installed separately for each function in order to perform various functions, and installation cost is wasted, and the use thereof is not intuitive and complicated.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a non- Various gestures and intuitive commands can be input, so that various functions can be performed by a single product, installation cost can be reduced by using a comparatively inexpensive infrared light emitting element and a light receiving element, And a smart switch module. However, these problems are exemplary and do not limit the scope of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart switch module including: a position sensor module; A micro control unit for receiving a position sensing signal of the object from the position sensing module and outputting a gesture signal; A power supply unit for supplying power to the position sensing sensor module and the microcontroller unit; A first signal transmission medium connecting the external power supply and the power supply unit; A second signal transmission medium connecting the position sensing sensor module and the microcontroller unit; And a third signal transmission medium connecting the microcontroller unit and the external device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the micro control unit and the power supply unit are provided on a substrate, and the first signal transmission medium, the second signal transmission medium and the third signal transmission medium may be flexible cables .

According to an aspect of the present invention, the position sensing sensor module, the micro-control unit, and the power supply unit may be installed on a substrate.

In addition, the position sensing signal may include gesture and angle information of the object, and the microcontroller may control the on / off control signal and the control amount adjustment to the external device through the third signal transmission medium by using the gesture and angle information. Signal.

Also, the control amount adjustment signal may include one or a combination of intensity control signals, speed control signals, brightness control signals, and dimming control signals.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the position sensing sensor module includes: a light emitting element capable of emitting detection light to the object; And a light receiving element capable of receiving reflected light reflected from the object by the detection light, wherein the light receiving element has a height at which light passing amount can be changed according to at least an angle, The first partition wall having a plurality of first slits installed therein is used to detect the amount of light of the first region shifted to one side of the light passing through the first slits and the amount of light of the second region shifted to the other side A first photodiode; And a plurality of second slits provided in parallel with the first photodiodes and having a height at which a light passing amount can be changed according to at least an angle and arranged in parallel in a second direction, And a second photodiode capable of detecting the amount of light in the third region shifted to one side of the light passing through the two slits and the amount of light in the fourth region shifted to the other side.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting element is an infrared LED, the object includes a human hand, the first photodiode is disposed below the first partition walls, A first eccentric array which is disposed to be shifted to one side with respect to a center line of each of the plurality of light sources, and outputs a signal of a different intensity according to a light amount; And a second eccentric array provided below the first partitions and biased toward the other side with respect to a center line of each of the first slits and outputting a signal of different intensity according to the amount of light.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the micro control unit may include: a discrimination unit capable of outputting a command discrimination signal according to a sensing area of the object in accordance with a signal sensed by the light receiving element; And a command control unit for converting the command discrimination signal discriminated by the discrimination unit into a command control signal according to a set protocol and outputting the command control signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the command discrimination signal includes a center region command signal corresponding to a center region within a central angle with reference to a center position line of the reference object as a reference; A first front region command signal corresponding to a first front region that is inclined forward at a first angle from the center position line of the object; A second front area command signal corresponding to a second front area inclined forward at a second angle larger than the first angle from the center position line of the object; A first rear region command signal corresponding to a first rear region inclined at a first angle backward from the center position line of the object; A second rear region command signal corresponding to a second rear region inclined rearward from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle; A first left area command signal corresponding to a first left area tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a first angle; A second left area command signal corresponding to a second left area tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle; A first right area command signal corresponding to a first right area slanted to the right from the center position line of the object at a first angle; A second right side region command signal corresponding to a second right side region inclined to the right from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle; A third front area command signal corresponding to a third front area inclined forward at a third angle larger than the second angle forward from the center position line of the object; A third rear region command signal corresponding to a third rear region that is inclined rearward from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle; A third left region command signal corresponding to a third left region tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle; And a third right region command signal corresponding to a third right region slanted to the right from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the external device includes at least an elevator switch control unit, an electric door switch control unit, a switch control unit of a hospital treatment device, a switch control unit of a kitchen appliance, a light switch control unit, a navigation switch control unit, A control unit, a computer switch control unit, and a combination thereof.

According to some embodiments of the present invention as described above, a switching function can be performed in a non-contact manner by replacing the contact type switch module in an existing external device, so that the replacement cost is low, It can prevent parts breakdown and component failure. Various gestures and intuitive command input are possible, so various functions can be performed with one product. Reduced installation cost by using relatively inexpensive infrared light emitting element and light receiving element. And has an effect of facilitating use. Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited by these effects.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a smart switch module according to some embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the smart switch module of FIG.
3 is a plan view showing the position sensor module of the smart switch module of FIG.
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a cutting plane IV-IV in Fig. 3;
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a VV cut plane in Fig.
6 is a plan view showing the sensing areas of FIG.
7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a VII-VII cross-section of the sensing regions of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a cutaway view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing examples of various gestures that can be input to the smart switch module of FIG. 1;

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

The embodiments of the present invention are described in order to more fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the following embodiments may be modified into various other forms, The present invention is not limited to the embodiment. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thickness and size of each layer are exaggerated for convenience and clarity of explanation.

It is to be understood that throughout the specification, when an element such as a film, region or substrate is referred to as being "on", "connected to", "laminated" or "coupled to" another element, It will be appreciated that elements may be directly "on", "connected", "laminated" or "coupled" to another element, or there may be other elements intervening therebetween. On the other hand, when one element is referred to as being "directly on", "directly connected", or "directly coupled" to another element, it is interpreted that there are no other components intervening therebetween do. Like numbers refer to like elements. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed items.

Although the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and / or portions, these members, components, regions, layers and / It is obvious that no. These terms are only used to distinguish one member, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first member, component, region, layer or section described below may refer to a second member, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.

Also, relative terms such as "top" or "above" and "under" or "below" can be used herein to describe the relationship of certain elements to other elements as illustrated in the Figures. Relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in addition to those depicted in the Figures. For example, if the element is inverted in the figures, the elements depicted as being on the upper surface of the other elements will have a direction on the lower surface of the other elements. Thus, the example "top" may include both "under" and "top" directions depending on the particular orientation of the figure. If the elements are oriented in different directions (rotated 90 degrees with respect to the other direction), the relative descriptions used herein can be interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include singular forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, " comprise "and / or" comprising "when used herein should be interpreted as specifying the presence of stated shapes, numbers, steps, operations, elements, elements, and / And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, operations, elements, elements, and / or groups.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings schematically showing ideal embodiments of the present invention. In the figures, for example, variations in the shape shown may be expected, depending on manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of the regions shown herein, but should include, for example, changes in shape resulting from manufacturing.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a smart switch module 1000 in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the smart switch module 1000 of FIG.

1 and 2, the smart switch module 1000 according to some embodiments of the present invention includes the position sensing sensor module 100, the microcontroller unit 1300, A supply unit 1200, a first signal transmission medium M1, a second signal transmission medium M2 and a third signal transmission medium M3.

The position sensor module 100 includes a light emitting element 10 capable of emitting a detection light L1 to the object M and a light emitting element 10 reflected from the object M by the detection light L1, And a light receiving element 20 capable of receiving the reflected light L2.

The light emitting device 10 may irradiate the detection light L1 to an object M to be sensed such as a human hand or other body so that the reflected light L2 can reach the light receiving element 20. [ For example, an infrared LED.

The light emitting element 10 is not necessarily limited to an infrared LED.

That is, the light emitting device 10 may be mounted on the substrate 110 of the position sensor module 100, and in FIG. 1, the light emitting device 10 is installed on the substrate 110 In addition, a plurality of light emitting devices may be installed on the substrate 110.

Further, the light emitting device 10 may be formed of various semiconductors. For example, LEDs of blue, green, red, and yellow light emission, and LEDs of ultraviolet light emission, which are made of a nitride semiconductor, can be applied. The nitride semiconductor is represented by a general formula Al _x Ga _y In _z N (0? X? 1, 0? Y? 1, 0? Z? 1, x + y + z = 1).

The light emitting device 10 can be formed by epitaxially growing nitride semiconductors such as InN, AlN, InGaN, AlGaN, and InGaAlN on a sapphire substrate for growth or a silicon carbide substrate by a vapor phase growth method such as MOCVD To grow. In addition to the nitride semiconductor, the light emitting element 30 can be formed using semiconductors such as ZnO, ZnS, ZnSe, SiC, GaP, GaAlAs, and AlInGaP. These semiconductors can be stacked in the order of an n-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer. The light emitting layer (active layer) may be a laminated semiconductor having a multiple quantum well structure or a single quantum well structure or a laminated semiconductor having a double hetero structure. Further, the light emitting device 30 can be selected to have an arbitrary wavelength depending on applications such as display use and illumination use.

In addition, the light emitting device 10 may be any type of light emitting device such as various lamps, fluorescent lamps, and light bulbs.

The light receiving element 20 may be a light receiving device capable of receiving reflected light L2 reflected from the object M by the detection light L1 and may be a photo diode .

The photodiode may be a kind of optical sensor that converts optical energy into electrical energy to obtain an electrical signal (current or voltage) from the optical signal, and may be a semiconductor device provided with a photodetection function at the junction of the diode.

Here, the photodiode basically utilizes the principle that the conductivity of the diode is modulated in accordance with the optical signal by generating excess electrons or holes by photon absorption. That is, the current of the photodiode essentially varies with the optical generation rate of the carrier, and this characteristic can provide a useful device for converting an optical signal that changes over time into an electrical signal.

In this embodiment, the position sensing sensor module 100 may output a position sensing signal including gesture and angle information of the object. That is, the position sensing sensor module 100 can output angle information so as to include three-dimensional position information as well as a gesture on a simple plane. Accordingly, the position sensing sensor module 100 can output a signal about an angle change as well as a gesture or motion on a plane of the object.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the position sensing sensor module 100 of the smart switch module 1000 of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3, VV cross-section.

3 and 5, the light receiving element 20 may include a first photodiode PD1 and a second photodiode PD2.

4, the first photodiode PD1 includes a plurality of first photodiodes PD1 and a plurality of first photodiodes PD1, each having a height H at which light passing through the photodiode PD1 varies in accordance with an angle, It is possible to detect the amount of light of the first area shifted to one side of the light passing between the first slits S1 and the amount of light of the second area shifted to the other side using the first partitions W1 having the slits S1 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > photodiodes. ≪ / RTI >

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the first photodiode PD1 may include a first eccentric array PD1a and a second eccentric array PD1b.

The first eccentric array PD1a is installed below the first partition walls W1 and biased to one side with respect to the center line CL of each of the first slits S1, It is possible to output signals of different intensities according to the amount of light.

The second eccentric array PD1b is provided below the first partition W1 and is disposed to be offset toward the other side with respect to the center line CL of each of the first slits S1, A signal of a different intensity can be output.

4, when the reflected light L2 reflected from the object M has an angle deviated to one side and passes through the plurality of first slits S1, A relatively larger amount of light can reach the second eccentric array PD1b provided on the other side than the first eccentric array PD1a provided on the first side due to the wirings W1.

That is, the greater the angle at which the reflected light L2 reflected from the object M is biased toward one side, the greater the amount of light output relative to the second eccentric array PD1b than the first eccentric array PD1a .

Therefore, the determination unit 30 to be described later determines the X-axis angle of the object M using the output difference of the relative electrical signals of the first eccentric array PD1a and the second eccentric array PD1b .

5, the second photodiode PD2 includes a plurality of second photodiodes PD1, PD2, PD3, PD4, PD5, PD6, PD7, PD6, The amount of light of the first region shifted to one side of the light passing between the second slits S2 and the amount of light of the second region shifted toward the other side are detected using the second partitions W2 having the slits S2 Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > photodiodes. ≪ / RTI >

Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the second photodiode PD2 may include a first eccentric array PD2a and a second eccentric array PD2b.

The first eccentric array PD2a is installed below the second partition walls W2 and is biased to one side with respect to the center line CL of each of the second slits S2, It is possible to output signals of different intensities according to the amount of light.

The second eccentric array PD2b is installed below the second partition walls W2 and is biased to the other side with respect to the center line CL of each of the second slits S2, A signal of a different intensity can be output.

5, when the reflected light L2 reflected from the object M has an angle offset to one side and passes between the plurality of second slits S2, A relatively large amount of light can reach the second eccentric array PD2b provided on the other side than the first eccentric array PD2a installed on one side due to the wobbles W2.

That is, as the reflected light L2 reflected from the object M is biased toward one side, a larger amount of light is output to the second eccentric array PD2b than the first eccentric array PD2a .

Therefore, the determination unit 30 to be described later determines the Y-axis angle of the object M using the output difference of the relative electrical signals of the first eccentric array PD2a and the second eccentric array PD2b .

The angle of the object M can be finally calculated by summing the X-axis angle and the Y-axis angle of the object M thus determined.

1 and 2, the micro-control unit 1300 includes a microprocessor that receives a position sensing signal of the object M from the position sensing sensor module 100 and outputs a gesture signal .

The microcontroller unit 1300 may be a semiconductor device including various circuits capable of receiving position and angle data of an object and outputting various command signals, an arithmetic unit, a calculator, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) Electronic components can be applied.

The micro control unit 1300 includes a discrimination unit 30 capable of outputting an instruction discrimination signal corresponding to a sensing region of the object according to a signal sensed by the light receiving element 20, And a command control unit 40 for converting the command discrimination signal discriminated by the command discrimination signal into an instruction control signal in accordance with the established protocol and outputting the command control signal.

The discrimination unit 30 is a kind of circuit which can output a command discrimination signal according to the sensing area of the object M in accordance with a signal sensed by the light receiving element 20, Or a variety of electronic components such as a semiconductor device, a computer, an arithmetic unit, a calculator, an MCU (Machine Control Unit), a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the like.

The command controller 40 may output a direction control signal according to the front, back, left, and right positions of the sensing area of the object M, Can be output.

The command control unit 40 finally calculates the angle of the object M by integrating the X axis angle and the Y axis angle of the object M and outputs an instruction determination signal And various other electronic components such as a microprocessor, a semiconductor device, a computer, an arithmetic unit, a calculator, an MCU (Machine Control Unit), and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) . ≪ / RTI >

For example, the micro-control unit 1300 may output an on-off control signal as well as a control amount adjustment signal to an external device using the gesture and angle information output from the position sensing sensor module 100 have. For example, the on-off control signal may refer to a simple switching control signal, and the control amount adjustment signal may refer to a quantitative control signal. Specifically, the control amount adjustment signal may include any one or combination of an intensity adjustment signal, a speed adjustment signal, a brightness adjustment signal, and a dimming adjustment signal.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the sensing areas in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a VII-VII sectional view of the sensing areas in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing VIII- .

6 to 8, the command discrimination signal includes a center region command signal, a first front region command signal, a second front region command signal, a first rear region command signal, 2 rear area command signal, a first left area command signal, a second left area command signal, a first right area command signal, and a second right area command signal.

6 to 8, the center region command signal includes a center region A0 within a center angle K0 with reference to a center position line L0 of the reference object M as a reference, Lt; / RTI >

The first front region command signal may be a command signal corresponding to a first front region AF1 inclined forward at a first angle K1 from the center position line L0 of the object M .

The second front region command signal may include a second front region (K2) inclined at a second angle (K2) larger than the first angle (K1) forward from the center position line (L0) of the object AF2).

The first rear area command signal may be a command signal corresponding to a first rear area AB1 inclined at a first angle K1 rearward from the center position line L0 of the object M .

The second rear region command signal may include a second rear region (hereinafter referred to as a second rear region) which is inclined from the center position line L0 of the object M to a second angle K2 that is greater than the first angle K1 AB2). ≪ / RTI >

The first left area command signal may be a command signal corresponding to a first left area AL1 inclined at a first angle K1 to the left from the center position line L0 of the object M .

The second left side region command signal may be a second left side region which is inclined from the center position line L0 of the object M to the left side at a second angle K2 which is larger than the first angle K1 AL2, < / RTI >

The first right area command signal may be a command signal corresponding to a first right area AR1 inclined at a first angle K1 to the right from the center position line L0 of the object M .

The second right side region command signal includes a second right side region L0 that is inclined from the center position line L0 of the object M to the right side at a second angle K2 larger than the first angle K1 AR2, < / RTI >

More specifically, for example, the center angle K0 is 0 to 20 degrees, the first angle K1 is 20 to 30 degrees, and the second angle K2 is 30 degrees to 45 degrees.

6 and 8, the command discrimination signal further includes a third front region command signal, a third rear region command signal, a third left region command signal, and a third right region command signal .

Here, the third front region command signal may include a third front region (for example, a third front region) that is inclined forward from the center position line L0 of the object M to a third angle K3 that is greater than the second angle K2 AF3).

The third rear region command signal may further include a third rear region (hereinafter referred to as a third rear region) which is inclined from the center position line L0 of the object M to a third angle K3 which is larger than the second angle K2 AB3). ≪ / RTI >

The third left side region command signal may be a third left side region (hereinafter referred to as a third left side region) which is inclined at a third angle K3 larger than the second angle K2 from the center position line L0 of the object M AL3). ≪ / RTI >

The third right side region command signal may include a third right side region (for example, a right side region) inclined from the center position line L0 of the object M to a third angle K3 which is larger than the second angle K2 AR3, < / RTI >

More specifically, the third angle K3 may be 45 degrees or more.

6, for example, when the hand of the human body is located in the central area A0, the central area command signal may be output to allow the external device or the character in the game to be in a stopped state, When the hand of the human body is positioned in the first front area AF1 and the angle of the object M is changed to one level, the first forward area command signal is outputted and the external device or the character in the game can gradually advance , When the hand of the human body is positioned in the second front area AF2 and the angle of the object M is changed in two steps, the second forward area command signal is outputted and the external device or the character in the game advances more quickly If the hand of the human body is positioned in the third front area AF3 and the angle of the object M is changed to three levels, the third forward area command signal is outputted so that the external device or the character in the game is very Move fast Can. This movement can be applied in the same manner to the front, as well as the left direction, the right direction and the rear direction.

The external device C includes at least an elevator switch control unit, an electric door switch control unit, a switch control unit of a hospital treatment device, a switch control unit of a kitchen appliance, a light switch control unit, a navigation switch control unit, a jog shuttle control unit, An information terminal switch control section, a computer switch control section, and a combination thereof.

In addition, the external device C may be various information terminals such as various game machines, automobiles, airplanes, tanks, various vehicles, various robots, industrial robots, navigation systems, and the like.

Therefore, the operation of the external device can be determined in a non-contact manner according to the direction of the human hand, and the control amount adjustment signal of the external device, such as speed, intensity, brightness information, etc., have. Particularly, when the external device is a lighting device, the control amount adjustment signal includes a dimming control signal, so that the dimming of the lighting device can be controlled in a noncontact manner.

 6, when the hands of the human body move up and down, the first photodiode PD1 and the second photodiode PD2 sense the total amount of light, The intensity command control signal for outputting the intensity control signal in accordance with the total amount of light.

For example, when a human's hand moves up and down, it is possible to control an external device by adding various control elements such as the number of elevator layers is changed or the switching speed of the floor selection screen is changed.

1 to 8, the position sensing sensor module 100 according to some embodiments of the present invention can be controlled in four directions in the front, rear, left, and right directions using the hands of the human body, Stage speed control is possible and two levels of intensity control can be performed up and down. However, it is also possible to control 360 degrees in the front, rear, left and right directions, and to control the multi-stage or continuous stepless speed in each direction, It is possible to control the intact strength.

The dotted lines in FIG. 6 represent the front / left, front / right, rear / left, and rear / right regions, that is, oblique directions, in addition to the front, It can also detect. These areas are not limited to those shown in the drawings and can be very variously classified and combined.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing examples of various gestures that can be input to the smart switch module 1000 of FIG.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, various gestures can be used, and various combinations of such gestures can be used to perform sophisticated and highly reliable commands in a wide variety of complex forms.

1, the micro control unit 1300 of the smart switch module 1000 according to some embodiments of the present invention may transmit a command discrimination signal discriminated by the discrimination unit 30 to a set protocol And a command control unit 40 for converting the command control signal into an instruction control signal.

Here, the command control signal of the command controller 40 may output a direction control signal according to the front, back, left, and right positions of the sensing area of the object M, The speed control signal can be output according to the speed control signal.

1 and 2, the power supply unit is a semiconductor device that supplies power to the position sensor module 100 and the microcontroller unit 1300. The LDO (Low Dropout Regulator) . ≪ / RTI > Here, the LDO refers to an IC capable of powering down, for example.

The first signal transmission medium M1 may be a signal transmission medium such as various cables or wires or wiring layers connecting the external power source and the power supply unit 1200. [

The second signal transmission medium M2 may be any of various cables for connecting the position sensing sensor module 100 and the micro control unit 1300 or a signal transmission medium such as wires or wiring layers.

The third signal transmission medium M3 may be any of various cables for connecting the microcontroller unit 1300 and the external device C, and signal transmission media such as wires and wiring layers.

Here, the micro control unit 1300 and the power supply unit 1200 are installed on the substrate S, and the first signal transmission medium M1, the second signal transmission medium M2, The medium M3 may be a flexible cable.

However, the position sensing sensor module 100, the micro-control unit 1300, and the power supply unit 1200 may be provided on the substrate S without being restricted thereto.

The first signal transmission medium M1 may be a general flexible power cable and the second signal transmission medium M2 and the third signal transmission medium M3 may be inter-integrated circuit bus (I2C) A flexible interface of at least one of a serial peripheral interface (SPI), a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART), a universal serial bus (USB), a programmed input / output (PIO), and an analog- And may be a signal cable.

Accordingly, after using the smart switch module 1000 according to some embodiments of the present invention, the user removes the existing elevator switches and then connects the power line of the elevator switch control unit and the smart switch module 1000 to the communication cable The elevator can be controlled in a non-contact manner simply by installing the elevator.

In addition, the user can switch the smart switch module 1000 of the present invention from the conventional elevator switch control section, the electric door switch control section, the switch control section of the hospital treatment device, the switch control section of the kitchen appliance, the light switch control section, The shuttle control unit, the remote control unit, the information terminal switch control unit, and the computer switch control unit, it is possible to control the external devices C described above very easily.

Therefore, since only the contact type switch module is removed from the existing external device C, only the smart switch module 1000 of the present invention can be replaced to perform the switching function in a non-contact manner, so that the replacement cost can be very low.

In addition, through this, sweets in public places can be switched to non-contact type to be sanitary safe, to prevent parts breakage or component failure, and various gestures and intuitive command input can be performed. And the installation cost can be reduced by using the relatively inexpensive infrared light emitting element and the light receiving element, and the use can be facilitated.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

M: Object
100: Position sensor module
1000: Smart Switch Module
1200: Power supply
1300: Micro control unit
M1: first signal transmission medium
M2: second signal transmission medium
M3: Third signal transmission medium
10: Light emitting element
20: Light receiving element
30:
40:
PD1a: first eccentric array
PD1b: second eccentric array

Claims (10)

Position sensing module;
A micro control unit for receiving a position sensing signal of the object from the position sensing module and outputting a gesture signal;
A power supply unit for supplying power to the position sensing sensor module and the microcontroller unit;
A first signal transmission medium connecting the external power supply and the power supply unit;
A second signal transmission medium connecting the position sensing sensor module and the microcontroller unit; And
A third signal transmission medium connecting the micro control unit and an external device;
And a smart switch module. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the micro control unit and the power supply unit are provided on a substrate,
Wherein the first signal transmission medium and the second signal transmission medium and the third signal transmission medium are flexible cables. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the position sensing sensor module, the microcontroller unit, and the power supply unit are installed on a substrate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the position sensing signal includes gesture and angle information of the object,
And the micro control unit transmits the on / off control signal and the control amount adjustment signal to the external device using the gesture and the angle information. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control amount adjustment signal comprises one or a combination of an intensity adjustment signal, a speed adjustment signal, a brightness adjustment signal, and a dimming adjustment signal. The method according to claim 1,
The position detection sensor module includes:
A light emitting element capable of emitting detection light to the object; And
And a light receiving element capable of receiving reflected light reflected from the object by the detection light,
The light-
A first partition wall having a height at which a light passing amount can be changed according to at least an angle and having a plurality of first slits arranged in parallel in a first direction is used to bias the light passing through between the first slits A first photodiode capable of sensing a light amount of a first region and a light amount of a second region shifted toward the other side; And
And a plurality of second slits arranged in parallel with the first photodiodes and having a height at which a light passing amount can be changed according to at least an angle and arranged in parallel in a second direction, A second photodiode capable of sensing a light amount of a third region shifted to one side of the light passing through the slits and a light amount of a fourth region shifted to the other side;
And a smart switch module. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the light emitting element is an infrared LED,
The object includes a human hand,
Wherein the first photodiode comprises:
A first eccentric array disposed below the first partitions and biased to one side with respect to a center line of each of the first slits and outputting a signal having a different intensity according to an amount of light; And
A second eccentric array disposed below the first partitions and biased toward the other side with respect to a center line of each of the first slits and outputting a signal having a different intensity according to an amount of light;
And a smart switch module. The method according to claim 6,
The microcontroller unit includes:
A discrimination unit capable of outputting a command discrimination signal according to a sensing region of the object according to a signal sensed by the light receiving element; And
And a command control unit for converting the command discrimination signal discriminated by the discrimination unit into a command control signal according to a set protocol and outputting the command control signal. 9. The method of claim 8,
The command discrimination signal,
A center region command signal corresponding to a center region within a center angle with respect to a center position line of the object as a reference;
A first front region command signal corresponding to a first front region that is inclined forward at a first angle from the center position line of the object;
A second front area command signal corresponding to a second front area inclined forward at a second angle larger than the first angle from the center position line of the object;
A first rear region command signal corresponding to a first rear region inclined at a first angle backward from the center position line of the object;
A second rear region command signal corresponding to a second rear region inclined rearward from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle;
A first left area command signal corresponding to a first left area tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a first angle;
A second left area command signal corresponding to a second left area tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle;
A first right area command signal corresponding to a first right area slanted to the right from the center position line of the object at a first angle;
A second right side region command signal corresponding to a second right side region inclined to the right from the center position line of the object at a second angle larger than the first angle;
A third front area command signal corresponding to a third front area inclined forward at a third angle larger than the second angle forward from the center position line of the object;
A third rear region command signal corresponding to a third rear region that is inclined rearward from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle;
A third left region command signal corresponding to a third left region tilted to the left from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle; And
A third right region command signal corresponding to a third right region slanted to the right from the center position line of the object at a third angle larger than the second angle;
And a smart switch module. The method according to claim 1,
The external device includes at least an elevator switch control unit, an electric door switch control unit, a switch control unit of a hospital treatment device, a switch control unit of a kitchen appliance, a light switch control unit, a navigation switch control unit, a jog shuttle switch control unit, , A computer switch control section, and a combination thereof.

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