KR20220055641A - Apparatus for composite sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composite sensor device in which multiple sensors are installed and integrally operated in a single module, wherein necessary sensor modules can be easily added to a single integrated sensor module unit or sensor modules that are already installed in an integrated sensor module can be easily separated and the power supply of sensors and short-range communication can be integrally operated. To this end, the present invention comprises: an integrated sensor main body including a communication unit and a power supply unit, wherein a concave insertion part is formed on a longitudinal end of one side thereof; and an integrated sensor module unit including a smoke sensor module and a gas sensor module installed in a stacked structure on the integrated sensor main body. A concave insertion part is formed on a longitudinal end of one side of each sensor module and a narrow insertion part is formed on a longitudinal end of the other side of each sensor module.

Description

Complex sensor device {APPARATUS FOR COMPOSITE SENSOR}

The present invention relates to a complex sensor device that installs and operates several sensors in one module, and more particularly, it is easy to add required sensor modules to one integrated sensor module unit or is already installed in the integrated sensor module. This is to make it easy to separate sensor modules and to operate the sensors' power and short-range communication in an integrated way.

When it is desired to sense several objects within one area, several sensors of the same type or different types may be used. In this case, each sensor may be installed and operated individually, or may be integratedly installed and operated in one complex sensor module.

For example, if you want to sense temperature, humidity, illuminance and carbon dioxide indoors or outdoors, a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, illuminance sensor, and carbon dioxide sensor are installed individually, and each signal sensed through them is transmitted to the internal controller. It is operated in such a way that it is individually output to or transmitted to an external terminal or server through communication means.

As such, when several sensors are individually installed and operated in one area, it is difficult and expensive to install or manage each sensor, so a complex sensor module is used.

1 is a block diagram of a complex sensor module according to the prior art. As shown in this figure, a fire sensor 11, a gas sensor 21 and a chemical sensor 31 are installed in one complex sensor module 10, and these For this purpose, the communication units 12 , 22 , 32 and the power supply units 13 , 23 , and 33 are separately installed.

In such a complex sensor module 10, the signals sensed from the fire sensor 11, the gas sensor 21, and the chemical sensor 31 are transmitted through the corresponding communication units 12, 22, and 32, respectively. It is output to the controller of the or transmitted to an external terminal or server through communication means. At this time, the fire sensor 11, the gas sensor 21, and the chemical sensor 31 use the power supplied from the separately provided power supply units 13, 23, 33, respectively.

Accordingly, a lot of inconvenience was accompanied by additionally installing sensors in the complex sensor module according to the prior art or separating the already installed sensors. Moreover, in an environment such as a construction site, additionally installing various types of sensors or separating the already installed sensors and installing them in other complex sensor modules frequently occurs, which is inconvenient and takes a lot of work time. There is this.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0001012 (published on Jan. 6, 2010) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0077349 (published on June 30, 2020)

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to effectively improve the conventional problems as described above, and a plurality of sensor modules are newly installed in one integrated sensor module unit or sensor modules already installed in the integrated sensor module unit are separated. The purpose is to make it more convenient to install or disassemble.

In addition, the present invention allows a plurality of sensor modules installed in one integrated sensor module to share the communication unit and power supply installed in the integrated sensor module unit, thereby contributing to product miniaturization and price competitiveness, and convenience of installation or separation. There is another purpose in providing sex.

The present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a communication unit and a power supply, the integrated sensor body having a concave insertion portion formed at one end portion; and an integrated sensor module unit having a smoke sensor module and gas sensor modules installed in a stacked structure on the integrated sensor body, wherein the smoke sensor module has a concave insertion portion formed at one end portion, and the other end portion A concave fitting portion is formed, and the gas sensor module is characterized in that a concave insertion portion is formed at one end portion and a concave fitting portion is formed at the other end portion.

The insertion part of the present invention is characterized in that a pair of engaging grooves are formed to face each other on both sides of the circumferential surface, and the inlet groove and the locking groove are formed in an 'L' shape in the engaging groove.

The insertion part of the present invention is characterized in that the power pin and the connector are installed on the bottom surface, and the power pin is connected to the power supply unit through a power line, and the pins of the connector are other connectors and the controller of the communication unit through signal lines characterized in that it is connected to

A power pin and a connector are installed on the bottom surface of the insert of the present invention, and a power pin and a connector are installed on a corresponding lower surface of the fitting part, and a pair of engaging grooves on both sides of the circumferential surface of the insert face each other It is characterized in that the inlet groove and the locking groove are formed in an 'L' shape in the locking groove portion.

The fitting portion of the present invention is characterized in that a pair of locking protrusions coupled to the locking groove are formed to face each other.

According to the complex sensor device of the present invention, there are the following effects.

First, when a plurality of sensor modules are newly installed in one integrated sensor module unit or sensor modules already installed in the integrated sensor module unit are separated, the installation or separation operation is completed with one continuous operation of inserting and rotating. There is an effect that convenience in use is provided.

Second, the present invention enables a plurality of sensor modules installed in one integrated sensor module to share a communication unit and a power supply installed in the integrated sensor module unit, thereby contributing to product miniaturization and price competitiveness, and convenience of installation or separation. There is an effect that sex is provided.

Third, there is an effect that the sensing data of the sensor modules can be conveniently checked regardless of location by using a communication terminal such as a smartphone.

1 is a block diagram of a complex sensor module according to the prior art.
2 is an overall schematic diagram of a complex sensor device according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a complex sensor device according to the present invention.
4 (a), (b) is an exploded perspective view of the smoke sensor module.
Figure 5 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement state of the power pin and connector in a state in which the integrated sensor body, the smoke sensor module and the gas sensor module are separated.
6 is an explanatory view showing the connection state of the power pin and the connector in a state in which the integrated sensor body, the smoke sensor module and the gas sensor module are stacked and coupled.

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

The terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor can properly define the concept of the term to describe his invention in the best way. Based on the principle, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention, and since the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the technical spirit of the present invention It should not be regarded as representing all of them, and it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the apparatus for extracting vegetable essential oil according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is an overall schematic view of the complex sensor device according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the complex sensor module according to the present invention, Figure 4 (a), (b) is an exploded perspective view of the smoke sensor module.

2 to 4, the composite sensor device 300 according to the present invention is provided with a communication unit 110 and a power supply unit 120, the insertion unit 130 is formed on the upper side, the triangle support installed on the lower side ( The integrated sensor module unit having the integrated sensor body 100 supported on the floor by 140) and the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 installed in a stacked structure on the integrated sensor body 100 (200) may be included. Here, unexplained reference numeral '230' denotes a closing cap that is a closing material of the integrated sensor module unit 200 .

The integrated sensor body 100 includes a common communication unit 110 and a power supply unit 120 for the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 of the integrated sensor module unit 200 . The shape of the integrated sensor body 100 may be a cylindrical shape. The communication unit 110 and the power unit 120 may be installed on a printed circuit board (PCB) installed in the inner space of the integrated sensor body 100 , and a controller may be installed on the printed circuit board. In addition, the integrated sensor body 100 is provided with an insertion part 130 having a concave shape, for example, at one end at one end to be coupled to the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 .

At the other end of the integrated sensor body 100, for example, a support member for fixing the integrated sensor body 100 to the bottom is installed at the lower portion. For example, when the complex sensor device 300 is used in a place with an uneven floor, such as an outdoor construction site, the triangular support 140 may be used as the support member. As another example, when the complex sensor device 300 is used indoors, a pedestal with a flat floor may be used as the support member.

In order to supply power to the power supply unit 120 from the outside, the integrated sensor body 100 is provided with a power plug (PL) and a power port 121 .

The insertion part 130 of the illustrated embodiment may be formed in a concave shape by a wall surface (circumferential surface) surrounded along the outer periphery of the upper surface of the integrated sensor body 100 . A pair of power pins 131 are installed on one side of the insertion part 130, for example, on a bottom surface. A connector 132 is installed on one side of the insertion part 130 , for example, outside the bottom surface. Here, the connector 132 includes a plurality of pins. A plurality of pins of the connector 132 are connected to other connectors and the controller through power lines.

A pair of engaging groove portions 133 are formed to face each other on both sides of the circumferential surface of the insertion portion 130 . An inlet groove formed in a vertical direction and a lock groove formed in a horizontal direction are formed in the locking groove portion 133 in an 'L' shape.

The integrated sensor module unit 200 includes sensor modules of a stacked-coupled structure, and may include, for example, a smoke sensor module 210 and a gas sensor module 220 . The shape of the integrated sensor module unit 200 may be a cylindrical shape. Here, although two sensor modules 210 and 220 are provided in the normal sensor module unit 200 as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and more sensor modules may be added.

The smoke sensor module 210 includes a smoke sensing chip 219, which detects surrounding smoke and outputs a smoke detection signal accordingly. The gas sensor module 220 includes a gas sensing chip 229 , the gas sensing chip 229 detects surrounding gas (eg, CO ₂ ) and outputs a gas sensing signal accordingly.

The smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 of the integrated sensor module 200 are installed in a structure in which they are simply stacked in the integrated sensor body 100 by a fitting method, or are simply removed in a stacked installation state. can be Alternatively, the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 of the integrated sensor module unit 210 can be simply stacked and installed in other sensor modules other than themselves by a fitting method, or can be simply removed in a stacked installed state. there is. To this end, the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are provided with one end, for example, fitting portions 212 and 222 having a constricted shape at the lower portion.

For such a stacked installation, the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 have the same fitting structure. Hereinafter, among the sensor modules, the smoke sensor module 210 will be described as an example to be installed in the integrated sensor body 100 by fitting.

An insertion part 211 having the same structure as the insertion part 130 of the integrated sensor body 100 is formed on one end of the smoke sensor module 210, for example, on the upper part. At the other end of the smoke sensor module 210, for example, a fitting portion 212 of a constricted shape cut to a predetermined width and depth is formed in the lower portion. A pair of locking protrusions 218 coupled to the locking groove 133 are formed in the fitting portion 212 to face each other.

A pair of upper power pins 213 installed on the bottom surface of the insertion unit 211 are connected to each other through a power line and a pair of lower power pins 214 installed on a corresponding lower surface of the smoke sensor module 210 . Similarly, the upper connector 215 installed on the outer edge of the bottom surface of the insertion part 211 is connected to the lower connector 216 installed on the lower corresponding surface of the smoke sensor module 210 through a signal line. The pair of lower power pins 214 are connected to the power supply unit 120 through the power pins 131 of the integrated sensor body 100 . Accordingly, the smoke sensor module 210 may receive power output from the power supply unit 120 through the power pin 131 , the lower power pin 214 and the power line.

A predetermined number (eg, 2) of pins among a plurality of pins (eg, 4) of the lower connector 216 may be used in the smoke sensor module 210 . And, the upper connector 215 is for another sensor module that is laminated and coupled to the upper portion of the smoke sensor module 210 .

A smoke sensing chip 219 for sensing surrounding smoke is installed on one side of the circumferential surface of the insertion part 211 .

For example, when the user wants to install the smoke sensor module 210 in the integrated sensor body 100, the fitting part 212 of the smoke sensor module 210 is inserted into the insertion part 130 of the integrated sensor body 100. insert in the vertical direction. At this time, a pair of locking protrusions 218 of the smoke sensor module 210 are respectively inserted into the inlet grooves of the pair of locking grooves 133 formed in the integrated sensor body 100 in the vertical direction. In this state, when the user slightly rotates the smoke sensor module 210 in the clockwise direction, the locking protrusion 218 of the smoke sensor module 210 is horizontally moved to the locking groove of the locking groove 133 . Accordingly, the smoke sensor module 210 is fixedly installed on the integrated sensor body 100 .

In this way, when the sensor module is to be installed in the integrated sensor body 100 or other sensor module, the installation is completed simply by one insertion operation and one rotation operation, that is, one continuous operation, so that anyone can easily install it. do.

At this time, the power output from the power supply unit 120 of the integrated sensor body 100 is smoked through the power pin 131 of the integrated sensor body 100, the lower power pin 214 of the smoke sensor module 210 and the power line. It is supplied to the sensor module 210 . As another example, when the gas sensor module 220 is additionally coupled to the upper portion of the smoke sensor module 210 , the upper power pin 213 of the smoke sensor module 210 and the lower power pin of the gas sensor module 220 . And power is supplied to the gas sensor module 220 through the power line.

The smoke detection signal sensed by the smoke sensing chip 219 of the smoke sensor module 210 is the upper connector 215, the lower connector 216 of the smoke sensor module 210, the connector 132 of the insert 130 and It is transmitted to the controller of the integrated sensor body 100 through the signal lines.

Accordingly, the integrated sensor body 100 generates a warning sound based on the smoke detection signal supplied through the above path, or transmits it to a communication terminal such as the smartphone 400 through a communication means (eg, short-range wireless communication). be able to

Similarly, the gas sensor module 220 is installed alone on the upper part of the integrated sensor body 100, or is stacked on top of the smoke sensor module 210 installed in the integrated sensor body 100 as described above. can be installed

At this time, the gas sensor module 220 may receive power through the same path as in the smoke sensor module 210 , and the gas detection signal sensed by the gas sensing chip 319 is transmitted from the smoke sensor module 210 . It is transmitted to the controller in the integrated sensor body 100 through the same path.

In the above description, a predetermined number (eg, two) of the pins (eg, four pins) of the connectors 132, 215, and 216 are allocated to the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 and used. It has been described as an example. As another example, the pins of the connectors 132 , 215 , and 216 may be commonly assigned to the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 and used. In this case, when the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 transmit signals through the above path, they are processed in a package form and transmitted, and their identification signal (eg, ID) is attached and transmitted. Accordingly, the controller of the integrated sensor body 100 can recognize and process signals based on the identification signal.

The closing cap 230 may be installed on the top of the sensor module installed on the top of the integrated sensor body 100 among the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 . The locking protrusion 231 of the closing cap 230 is for fixing the closing cap 230 to the upper portion of the smoke sensor module 210 or to the upper portion of the gas sensor module 220 .

5 is an explanatory view showing the arrangement of power pins and connectors in a state in which the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 stacked on top of the integrated sensor body 100 and the gas sensor module 220 are separated; 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a connection state of a power pin and a connector in a state in which the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are stacked and coupled to the integrated sensor body 100 .

In the state in which the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are stacked and coupled to the integrated sensor body 100 as in FIG. 6 , as described above, the output from the power supply unit 120 of the integrated sensor body 100 Power is supplied to the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 through the power terminals 131 , 213 , 214 , 224 and power lines, respectively. In addition, the sensing signals sensed by the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are transmitted to the controller of the integrated sensor body 100 through the connectors 226 , 215 , 216 , 132 and signal lines. (thick solid line on the left) can be seen.

In FIG. 5 , '210A' is a printed circuit board of the smoke sensor module 210 , and '220A' is a printed circuit board of the gas sensor module 220 . The printed circuit boards may be provided with a control unit for controlling the sensing operation of the corresponding sensor module. And, '231' is a locking protrusion for fixing the closing cap 230 to the gas sensor module 220.

In a state in which the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are stacked and installed on the integrated sensor body 100 through the above process, if any of these sensor modules are to be removed, the process opposite to the installation process can be easily removed through For example, a process of removing the gas sensor module 220 installed on the uppermost part and stacking other sensor modules will be described as follows.

First, the user slightly rotates the gas sensor module 220 counterclockwise. Thereby, the locking state of the gas sensor module 220 is released. Then, the user lifts the gas sensor module 220 , and the removal operation of the gas sensor module 220 is finished.

In this way, when it is desired to separate the sensor module from the integrated sensor body 100 or other sensor modules, the separation is simply completed with one extraction operation and one reverse rotation operation, that is, one continuous operation, so that anyone can easily install it. be able to

In this state, the sensor module to be additionally installed is installed as described above. That is, the fitting portion of the additional sensor module to be additionally installed is inserted into the insertion portion 211 of the smoke sensor module 210 . At this time, the locking protrusion of the additional sensor module is inserted into the inlet groove of the locking groove 217 of the smoke sensor module 210 . In this state, when the user slightly rotates the additional sensor module clockwise, the locking protrusion of the additional sensor module is moved to the locking groove of the smoke sensor module 210 . Accordingly, the additional sensor module is fixedly installed on the upper portion of the smoke sensor module 210 .

In the above description, the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 provided in the integrated sensor body 100 and the integrated sensor module 200 have been described as an example formed in a cylindrical shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be formed in various shapes, such as.

In addition, although the smoke sensor module 210 and the gas sensor module 220 are coupled in a vertical direction as an example, it is not limited thereto and may be inserted at various angles such as a horizontal direction.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, but may be implemented in more various embodiments based on the basic concept of the present invention defined in the following claims, These embodiments also fall within the scope of the present invention.

100: integrated sensor body 110: communication unit
120: power unit 121: power port
131, 213,214,223,224: power pin 132, 215,216,225: connector
130,211,221: insert 140: tripod support
133,217,227: locking groove 200: integrated sensor module part
210: smoke sensor module 212,222: fitting part
218,228,231: jamming protrusion 219: smoke sensing chip
220: gas sensor module 229: gas sensing chip
230: closing cap 300: complex sensor device
400: Smartphone

Claims (9)

The integrated sensor body 100 having a communication unit 110 and a power supply unit 120, and having an insertion unit 130 having a concave shape at one end thereof; and an integrated sensor module unit 200 having a smoke sensor module 210 and gas sensor modules 220 installed in a stacked structure on the integrated sensor body 100, wherein the smoke sensor module 210 includes An insertion part 211 of a concave shape is formed at one end, a fitting part 212 of a narrow shape is formed at the other end, and the gas sensor module 220 has a concave insert at one end ( 221) is formed, and a constricted fitting portion 222 is formed at the other end of the composite sensor device.
According to claim 1,
A pair of locking grooves 133 are formed to face each other on both sides of the circumferential surface of the insertion part 130, and the inlet and locking grooves are formed in an 'L' shape in the locking groove portion 133, characterized in that complex sensor device.
According to claim 1,
A composite sensor device, characterized in that a power pin (131) and a connector (132) are installed on the bottom surface of the insertion part (130).
4. The method of claim 3,
The power pin (131) is a composite sensor device, characterized in that connected to the power supply unit (120) through a power line.
According to claim 1,
The pins of the connector 132 are connected to other connectors and the controller of the communication unit 110 through signal lines.
According to claim 1,
The insertion part 211 and the insertion part 221 have the same structure and shape as each other,
The fitting portion 212 and the fitting portion 222 have the same structure and shape as each other.
A complex sensor device, characterized in that.
7. The method of claim 6,
A power pin 131 and a connector 132 are installed on the bottom surface of the insertion part 211,
Composite sensor device, characterized in that the power pin (214) and the connector (216) are installed on the lower corresponding surface of the fitting portion (212).
7. The method of claim 6,
A pair of locking grooves 217 are formed to face each other on both sides of the circumferential surface of the insertion part 211, and the inlet and locking grooves are formed in an 'L' shape in the locking groove portion 217, characterized in that complex sensor device.
7. The method of claim 6,
The fitting portion 212 has
A complex sensor device, characterized in that a pair of locking protrusions (218) coupled to the locking groove (133) are formed to face each other.

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