TW201537340A - Power control device with multidirectional sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

A power control device with multidirectional sensor comprises a power unit, a power switch control element, and a control unit. The power switch control element is controlled to provide or not provide a controlled power source to an electric appliance. The control unit comprises a multidirectional sensing switch and a control circuit. The multidirectional sensing switch outputs a first signal and a second signal according to where it is placed. The control circuit receives the first signal and the second signal to control the power switch control element in the provision of the controlled source. By sensing where multidirectional sensing switch is placed, the control circuit determines to cut off the controlled source while in abnormal placement to stop electric appliance from operating, which can improve safety and convenience of operation.

Description

Multi-directional sensing power control device

The invention relates to a power control device, in particular to a multi-directional sensing power control device.

Generally, the power control device is used to adjust and control the range and stability of the output voltage and current. After the user starts up, the power supply is continued until the user turns off. However, some electrical appliances (for example, electric irons, etc.) are abnormal. It is prone to danger when it is still in operation.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-directional sensing power control device that improves safety in use.

Therefore, the multi-directional sensing power control device of the present invention comprises a power switch control element and a control unit.

The power switch control component receives an input power source and is controlled to provide and not provide a controlled power source to an appliance to operate and shut down the appliance.

The control unit is electrically connected to the power switch control component and includes a multi-directional sensing switch and a control circuit.

Defining the placement state of the multi-directional sensing switch to be positively placed and inverted Six placement states, such as a left side, a left side tilt, a right side tilt, a front roll, and a rear roll, and the multi-directional sensor switch outputs a first signal corresponding to at least one of the placed states and a second corresponding to the remaining placed state One of the signals.

The control circuit is electrically connected to the multi-directional sensing switch and the And a power switch control component, the control circuit receiving the first signal and the second signal to control the power switch control component to provide and not provide the controlled power.

The effect of the invention is: by setting the multi-directional induction Off, the output can be switched according to the state of its own placement, and the control circuit controls whether the power switch control component supplies the controlled power to the electrical device, so that the controlled power supply can be cut off when the abnormal state is placed. In order to stop the operation of the electrical appliance, the safety of use is enhanced.

2‧‧‧Power unit

3‧‧‧Power switch control components

4‧‧‧Control unit

41‧‧‧Multi-directional sensor switch

42‧‧‧Control circuit

421‧‧‧Time Module

422‧‧‧Self-holding module

7‧‧‧External switch

8‧‧‧Sensor

9‧‧‧Electrical appliances

X‧‧‧ first direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the multi-directional sensing power control device of the present invention; 6 is a schematic view showing various states of the preferred embodiment in combination with an electric appliance; and FIGS. 7-8 are schematic cross-sectional views of two modes of the multi-directional inductive switch of the preferred embodiment; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing another aspect of the multi-directional inductive switch of the preferred embodiment; and Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of the preferred embodiment in combination with another appliance.

Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of the multi-directional sensing power control device of the present invention is applicable to an electrical device 9 and is electrically connected to an external switch 7 and a sensor 8, respectively, and the power control device includes a The power supply unit 2, a power switch control element 3, and a control unit 4.

In this embodiment, the power control device is disposed on the electrical device 9. However, the power control device may not be disposed on the electrical device 9, but is electrically connected to the electrical device 9 for external remote control, for example, disposed on the electrical device. The outer cover of the outer cover (not shown) of 9 is controlled according to the state of the outer cover, or is directly designed as an external controller, and is directly used by the user to change the state of the display. Control is not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , the electric appliance 9 is exemplified by an electric iron, but the electric appliance 9 can also be an electric appliance that needs to be controlled by a power source such as an electric heater or a ceiling fan. Since the power control device is disposed on the electric appliance 9 , The state of the display is changed by the interlocking of the electric appliance 9, and the state of the arrangement of FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 is defined as positive release, reverse release, left tilt, right tilt, and rear roll (the front roll is generally not caused by the electric iron). It is placed in the state, so it is not shown).

Referring to FIG. 1, the power supply unit 2 receives an external power supply and performs rectified buck or rectified boost to output an input power supply as needed.

The power switch control component 3 is electrically coupled to the power supply unit 2, receives the input power, and is controlled to provide and not provide a controlled power source to the appliance 9 to cause the appliance 9 to operate and shut down.

The power switch control element 3 can be used as a relay (Relay) , Tri-Electrode AC Switch (TRIAC), Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR), Solid State Relay (SSR), Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (Insulated) Gate Bipolar Transistor, abbreviated as IGBT) or the like is implemented, but is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the power switch control component 3 can also be straight. The external power source is received, and the external power source or the input power source after being stepped up/down is used according to the demand of the appliance 9.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the control unit 4 is electrically connected to the power supply unit. The power switch control component 3 includes a multi-directional sensing switch 41 and a control circuit 42.

The multi-directional sensing switch 41 outputs a corresponding one of at least one of One of the first signal in the placed state and the second signal corresponding to the remaining placed state, and alternately outputting the first signal when the multi-directional sensing switch 41 is positively placed and reciprocated in a first direction X And the second signal.

It is worth mentioning that the multi-directional sensing switch 41 can be applied as an example. For example, the multi-directional sensor switch shown in the Republic of China New Patent No. M430068 can achieve the effect of being able to cooperate with the electric device 9 in different placement states.

The control circuit 42 is electrically connected to the power unit 2, and the electric The source switch control component 3, the multi-directional sensor switch 41, the external switch 7, and the sensor 8, and includes a timing module 421 for providing timing information, and a self-holding module 422, the control circuit 42 Receiving the timing information, the first signal, and the second signal, and alternating in less than a predetermined time Receiving the first signal and the second signal, controlling the power switch control component 3 to provide the controlled power source, and after receiving the first signal and the second signal for any of the predetermined time, controlling the The power switch control element 3 does not provide the controlled power source.

Wherein, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 is placed in a state of change When the first signal and the second signal are switched to output the other, the timing module 421 restarts timing, and the control circuit 42 controls the power switch control component 3 to provide the controlled power.

The timing module 421 and the self-holding module 422 can respectively make It is not limited to this, implemented by a hardware circuit, or by software programming control.

In this embodiment, the control circuit 42 also has the self-holding The module 422, after receiving one of the first signal and the second signal, activates the self-holding module 422 to control the power switch control component 3 not to provide the controlled power until receiving a switch signal or a After the signal is sensed, the self-holding module 422 is released, but this is a selective component or a program, and is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the external switch 7 can be operated by the user. And outputting the switch signal, the control circuit 42 receives the switch signal to control the power switch control component 3 to provide and not provide the controlled power to the electrical device 9; the sensor 8 is configured to detect ambient environmental parameters (eg, Temperature, humidity, illuminance, vibration, liquid level, smoke, etc.) and output the corresponding sensing signal, the control circuit 42 receives the sensing signal to control the power switch control component 3 to provide and not provide the controlled power to The appliance 9.

Wherein, the external switch 7 can use a start switch, heavy The reset switch is implemented by using an external contact signal, but is not limited thereto.

The following two modes of application are described as follows: Application Mode 1: In this application mode, the multi-directional sensor switch 41 shown in the Republic of China New Patent No. M430068 is used in combination with two modes. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the state of the rear tilting state outputs the first signal, and the other states display the second signal.

The multi-directional sensing switch switches the output from the first signal to the second signal after the tilting state of the rear tilting direction is tilted to the left direction and the tilting direction of the rightward direction exceeds a first predetermined angle. The angle is between 25 and 65 degrees, preferably 45 degrees; the multi-directional sensor switch is rotated by the rear tilting state to the reversed state, and the output is switched by the first The signal is the second signal, and the second predetermined angle is between 0 and 80 degrees, preferably 0 to 20 degrees, more preferably 20 degrees; and the multi-directional sensing switch is placed in the rear tilting state. After the rotated state exceeds a third predetermined angle, the output is switched from the first signal to the second signal. In this application, the third predetermined angle is between 70 and 90 degrees, preferably 80 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when used in conjunction with the electric appliance 9 (electric iron), when the user operates the electric appliance 9 (electric iron) to move back and forth along the first direction X, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 will Alternatingly outputting the first signal And the second signal, the control circuit 42 alternately receives the first signal and the second signal less than the predetermined time, determines that the electrical device 9 is in a normal application placement state, and controls the power switch control component 3 to continuously provide the The controlled power is supplied to the appliance 9, so that the appliance 9 continues to operate (the iron continues to heat).

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, the state of the appliance 9 is forward, reverse, When the left side is tilted, or the right side is tilted, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 continuously outputs the second signal, and when the control circuit 42 continues to receive the second signal for more than the predetermined time (for example, several tens of seconds), It is judged that the electric appliance 9 is in an abnormal application setting state, and the power switch control element 3 is controlled to stop supplying the controlled power to the electric appliance 9, so that the electric appliance 9 is turned off (the electric iron stops heating).

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, when the state of the electric appliance 9 is a rear roll At this time, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 continuously outputs the first signal. When the control circuit 42 continues to receive the first signal for more than the predetermined time (for example, several minutes), it is determined that the electric appliance 9 is in standby. In the placed state, the power switch control element 3 is controlled to stop providing the controlled power to the appliance 9, causing the appliance 9 to be turned off (the iron stops heating).

Wherein, the multi-directional inductive switch 41 is induced by being linked When the state of the self-placement changes and the output of the first signal and the second signal are the other one, the timing module 421 restarts timing, and the control circuit 42 controls the power switch control component 3 to re-provide the controlled power supply. The appliance 9 is started to operate (the iron starts to heat up).

Application method 2: In this application mode, the multidirectional sensor switch 41 shown in the Republic of China New Patent No. M430068 is used. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the first signal is outputted in the two states of the positive and the backward tilting, and the second signal is outputted in the other state, and the application is applied thereto. The third predetermined angle is between 90 and 110 degrees, preferably 110 degrees.

Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 11, used in conjunction with another appliance 9 (electric When the electric device 9 (electronic tweezers) is on two sides thereof, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 outputs the first signal, and the control circuit 42 controls the built-in music device (not shown) to emit a sound. When the electric device 9 (electronic tweezers) is on the other four sides, the multi-directional sensing switch 41 outputs the second signal, and the control circuit 42 controls the built-in lighting device (not shown) to emit bright light.

Through the above description, the advantages of this embodiment can be summarized as follows:

1. By providing the multi-directional inductive switch 41, the first signal and the second signal can be switched and output according to different placement states of the electric device 9 for the control circuit 42 to control whether the power switch control element 3 is provided. The controlled power source is connected to the electric appliance 9, so that when the electric appliance 9 is in an abnormally placed state, the controlled power supply is cut off to stop the operation of the electric appliance 9, and the safety in use is enhanced.

Second, with the multi-directional sensor switch shown in the Republic of China new patent number No. M430068, the design of the multi-directional sensor switch can be adjusted according to the way of using different electrical appliances 9 to set the required position. Outputting the first signal or the second signal in a state can increase the variability in application, and can be applied to various different appliances 9.

In summary, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and patent specification content of the present invention, All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

2‧‧‧Power unit

3‧‧‧Power switch control components

4‧‧‧Control unit

41‧‧‧Multi-directional sensor switch

42‧‧‧Control circuit

421‧‧‧Time Module

422‧‧‧Self-holding module

7‧‧‧External switch

8‧‧‧Sensor

9‧‧‧Electrical appliances

Claims (10)

A multi-directional sensing power control device comprising: a power switch control component, receiving an input power, and being controlled to provide and not providing a controlled power supply to an electrical appliance to operate and shut down the electrical appliance; and a control The unit is electrically connected to the power switch control component, and includes: a multi-directional sensing switch, and the multi-directional sensing switch is defined to be placed in a positive state, a reverse tilt, a left tilt, a right tilt, a front tilt, a rear roll, and the like. a state of being placed, and the multi-directional sensing switch outputs one of a first signal corresponding to at least one of the placed states and a second signal corresponding to the remaining placed state, and a control circuit electrically connecting the plurality of directions An inductive switch and the power switch control component, the control circuit receiving the first signal and the second signal to control the power switch control component to provide and not provide the controlled power. The multi-directional sensing power supply control device according to claim 1, wherein the multi-directional sensing switch is tilted in a left-side direction after the tilting state of the rear tilting direction and a tilting direction in the right-side direction exceeds a first predetermined angle, and then switched. Outputting the first signal as the second signal, the first predetermined angle is between 25 and 65 degrees, and the multi-directional sensing switch is rotated in the rear tilting state to the inverted state to rotate more than one second After the predetermined angle, the output is switched from the first signal to the second signal, and the second predetermined angle is between 0 and 80 degrees. The multi-directional sensing switch switches the output from the first signal to the second signal after the rear tilting state is rotated to the positively placed state, and the third predetermined angle is 70~110 degrees. The multi-directional sensing power supply control device of claim 1, wherein the multi-directional sensing switch outputs a first signal corresponding to at least two of the placed states and a second signal corresponding to the remaining placed state. One. The multi-directional sensing power supply control device of claim 1, wherein the first signal and the second signal are alternately output when the multi-directional sensing switch is positively placed and reciprocated in a first direction. The control circuit controls the power switch control component to provide the controlled power source when the first signal and the second signal are alternately received for less than a predetermined time. The multi-directional sensing power control device of claim 4, wherein the control circuit has a timing module for providing a timing information, the control circuit receiving the timing information, the first signal, and the second signal And controlling the power switch control component to not provide the controlled power after receiving the first signal and the second signal for any of the predetermined time. The multi-directional sensing power control device of claim 5, wherein the timing module is configured to switch the output of the first signal and the second signal to another one of the multi-directional sensing switch placement state change Start timing again. The multi-directional sensing power control device of claim 6, wherein the timing circuit module restarts timing, and the control circuit controls the power switch control component to provide the controlled power. The multi-directional sensing power control device according to claim 7, further comprising a power supply unit electrically connecting the control circuit and the power switch control component, the power supply unit receiving an external power supply, and performing rectification step-down and rectification. Boost at least one of them to output the input power. The multi-directional sensing power control device of claim 8, wherein the control circuit receives at least one of a switching signal and a sensing signal to control the power switch control element to provide and not provide the controlled power. The multi-directional sensing power supply control device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further has a self-holding module, and the control circuit starts the receiving of the first signal and the second signal The self-holding module controls the power switch control component to not provide the controlled power, and releases the self-holding module after receiving a switch signal.