TWI647891B - Remote remote power connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model can be remotely connected to the power connector, can be electrically connected to the mains socket, and can be electrically connected to the power supply, and can measure the electric power of the electric appliance, and can be remotely controlled by the electronic device to control the power supply. The appliance is powered off or powered off, and the appliance is remotely controlled to perform a particular function, and the measured power usage data is transmitted to the electronic device when the appliance is powered up. Through the design of the power supply base, the power consumption monitoring module, the power supply control module and the remote control module of the power connector, in addition to being able to measure the power consumption of the electrically connected electrical appliances at any time, the utility model can also make the general non-networking function The traditional appliances are promoted to the level of smart appliances, and can be remotely monitored and remotely controlled.

Description

Remote remote power connector

The invention relates to a power connector, in particular to a remotely connectable power connector.

With the advancement of smart technology, people's demand for home convenience has also increased, and various smart home appliances have been launched one after another. Many home appliance companies have invested a lot of resources to seize this brand new smart home appliance market. The basic appeal of smart home appliance design is to have a network function. Whether it is through a wired network or a wireless network, it is not only convenient for the user to directly operate the network to open the webpage, but also for the user to connect the home network with the mobile device remotely. The device and the signal connection monitor these smart appliances.

However, most of the current electrical products on the market do not have the remote intelligent remote control function, and many of the existing traditional electrical appliances of the family do not have the function of networking and remote remote control. Upgrading to smart home appliances requires a lot of money to replace all traditional electrical appliances and add smart monitoring devices to monitor smart home appliances, which will result in wasted resources and no economic benefits.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a power connector that improves at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Therefore, the remote control power connector of the present invention is suitable for electrically connecting to a mains socket and a remotely controllable electrical appliance, and can communicate wirelessly with an electronic device. The power connector includes a wireless communication module capable of wirelessly communicating with the electronic device, a power supply seat, a power consumption monitoring module, a power supply control module, and a remote control module. The power supply base includes a plug unit electrically connected to the mains socket and capable of guiding the mains, a socket unit capable of electrically connecting the electric appliance to guide the power, and an electrical connection to the plug unit and the plug unit A switch unit between the socket units, the switch unit being drivable to change between an electrical connection to conduct the socket unit and the plug unit, and a disconnection between the socket unit and the plug unit. The power consumption monitoring module can detect the power output of the socket unit and output a power consumption data correspondingly. The power supply control module is electrically connected to the switch unit, and the signal is connected to the power consumption monitoring module and the wireless communication module, and can be triggered by a power control signal received by the wireless communication module, and the switch is controlled. The unit switches between the on state and the off state, and when the switch unit is controlled to switch to the on state, the electronic device is connected to the electronic device to send the power data by using the wireless communication module. The remote control module is connected to the wireless communication module and can be triggered by an instruction control signal received by the wireless communication module, and the remote control performs the corresponding function.

The function of the present invention is that, through the design of the power supply base, the power consumption monitoring module, the power supply control module and the remote control module, in addition to being able to measure the power consumption of the electrical connection of the electrical device at any time, The traditional electrical appliances that do not have the networking function are promoted to the level of smart appliances, and remote monitoring and remote control can be performed.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, an embodiment of the remotely connectable power connector 2 of the present invention is adapted to be electrically connected to a mains socket 800 and to be electrically connected to a power plug 902 of the remote control appliance 901. And remotely controlling the operation of the electrical device 901, and wirelessly communicating with the plurality of electronic devices 904, and allowing the user to remotely control the electrical device 901 by remotely connecting the electronic devices 904.

The electric appliance 901 can be an audio-visual multimedia device, an air-conditioning device, a lighting device, an access control alarm device, etc., which can be remotely controlled by a remote controller 903, and is of course also applicable to a washing machine, a dishwasher and an oven which cannot be remotely controlled. The electronic device 904 can be a mobile device, a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart phone, or the like, or a wireless communication device capable of communicating with the mobile device. . However, when implemented, the electrical appliance 901 and the electronic device 904 are not limited to the above types. For convenience of description, the following embodiment is described by taking an electric appliance 901 having the remote controller 903 as an example.

The power connector 2 includes a power supply base 3, a wireless communication module 4 respectively mounted to the power supply base 3, a power consumption monitoring module 5, a power supply control module 6, and a remote control module 7.

The power supply base 3 includes a housing 30, a plug unit 31 and a socket unit 32 respectively exposed to the housing 30, and a switch unit 33 electrically connected between the plug unit 31 and the socket unit 32. The plug unit 31 can be inserted into the mains socket 800 to draw power from the mains. The socket unit 32 can be electrically connected to the electric appliance 901 to conduct power. The switch unit 33 can be driven to be electrically connected. The plug unit 31 is in an on state with the socket unit 32, and a disconnection state between the plug unit 31 and the outlet unit 32 is disconnected.

The wireless communication module 4 can wirelessly communicate with the electronic devices 904 to receive control signals transmitted by the electronic devices 904. In this embodiment, the wireless communication module 4 wirelessly communicates with the electronic device 904 of the wireless network device type through WIFI communication technology, and the electronic device 904 of the mobile device type through the Bluetooth communication technology. Wireless communication. However, the wireless communication mode between the wireless communication module 4 and the electronic devices 904 is not limited thereto.

The power consumption monitoring module 5 is electrically connected to the socket unit 32, and measures the power output by the socket unit 32 to calculate the power consumption of the electrical device 901 electrically connected to the socket unit 32.

The power supply control module 6 is electrically connected to the power supply base 3, and is connected to the power consumption monitoring module 5 and the wireless communication module 4, and includes a power supply control unit 61 electrically connected to the switch unit 33. And a separate signal is connected to an alarm unit 62 of the power supply control unit 61 and a power notification unit 63. The power supply control unit 61 can be triggered by a power control signal received by the wireless communication module 4, and the switch unit 33 is controlled to switch between the on state and the off state.

In addition, the power supply control unit 61 has an overcurrent protection function, and has a built-in rated current threshold, which is triggered to activate the overcurrent protection function when the current through the switch unit 33 is greater than the rated current threshold, and is immediately controlled. The switch unit 33 disconnects the plug unit 31 and the socket unit 32, and can provide overcurrent protection to the electrically connected electrical device 901 to prevent the electrical device 901 from being damaged due to current surge. The power supply control unit 61 also triggers the alarm unit 62 to immediately issue an alarm message representing an overcurrent event when the overcurrent protection function is activated. The alert message can be in the form of light, sound, image and/or vibration. Since the overcurrent protection function is a conventional technique and has many methods, it will not be described in detail.

The power notification unit 63 is triggered to start when the power supply control unit 61 is electrically connected to the socket unit 32 and the plug unit 31, and starts to receive the power output sensed by the power consumption monitoring module 5, and The power data is transmitted to the signal-connected electronic device 904 via the wireless communication module 4. In addition, the power notification unit 63 is also triggered when the power supply control unit 61 activates the overcurrent protection function, and wirelessly transmits an overcurrent warning signal to the electronic device 904 via the wireless communication module 4, thereby driving the The electronic device 904 sends a warning to alert the user.

The remote control module 7 is connected to the wireless communication module 4 and the power supply control module 6, and includes an instruction learning unit 71, a command database 72 and a remote control unit 73. The command learning unit 71 has a learning key 711 embedded in an outer surface of the casing 30, which can be used to initiate an instruction learning function, receive an instruction copy signal sent by the remote controller 903, and extract the command copy. a plurality of control commands entrained by the signal, and the control commands retrieved are stored in the command database 72, and the command learning unit 71 further transfers the control commands to the wireless communication module 4 Each electronic device 904 of the line.

The remote control unit 73 is received by the wireless communication module 4 from an instruction control signal associated with the specific control command, and the control command corresponding to the command control signal is compared from the command database 72. Then, the electric appliance 901 wirelessly transmits a remote control signal having the control command that is compared, so as to control the electric appliance 901 to execute the function corresponding to the control instruction.

When the power connector 2 of the present invention is used, it can be used in conjunction with the electric appliance 901 provided with the remote controller 903, and the remote control function of the remote controller 903 must be copied before use, and the remote control module 7 can be aligned with the remote controller. The signal transmitting end of the 903, then driving the remote controller 903 to issue the command copying signal, and simultaneously operating the learning key 711 to activate the command learning function of the remote control module 7, the remote control module 7 will start receiving and storing the command copying signal. The control commands are entrained, and the control commands are transmitted and stored in the electronic device 904 connected to the wireless communication module 4.

After the control command learning operation of the remote control module 7 is completed, the power plug 902 of the electrical device 901 can be electrically connected to the socket unit 32 of the power supply base 3, and then the plug unit 31 of the power supply base 3 The electrical connection is inserted into the mains socket 800, and the remote control signal transmitting direction of the remote control unit 73 is aligned with the remote signal receiving direction of the electric appliance 901. Then, the wireless communication module 4 of the power connector 2 is connected to the electronic device 904, for example, the direct signal is connected to a mobile device, or is connected to a cloud system or a mobile device via the Internet. The power connector 2 is erected with the electric appliance 901.

When the user wants to remotely control the power connector 2 with the electronic device 904, the user must install an application corresponding to the power connector 2 in the electronic device 904 to receive the signal after the power connector 2 is connected. These control commands are stored for operational selection. Since the application is in many forms and is not the subject of the case, it will not be described in detail.

When the user wants to remotely activate or deactivate the power of the electronic device 901 by using the electronic device 904, the function button corresponding to the power-on or power-off corresponding to the application interface of the electronic device 904 can be operated, thereby correspondingly sending a power control signal to the The power connector 2, when the power connector 2 receives the power control signal transmitted by the electronic device 904, the switch unit 33 currently in the power-off state is switched to the conductive state, and the electrical device 901 is powered on. Alternatively, the switch unit 33 that is currently in the on state is switched to the power-off state, and the appliance 901 is powered off.

When the electronic device 904 is to remotely control the electrical appliance 901 that has been powered on to perform a specific function, for example, to activate the air-conditioning function, the user can operate a button corresponding to the desired function in the application interface of the electronic device 904. The electronic device 904 issues an instruction control signal corresponding to the control command. When the power connector 2 receives the command control signal, the corresponding control command is compared from the command database 72, and then the remote control signal containing the control command is sent to the electric appliance 901, and the electric appliance 901 is remotely executed. Corresponding function.

During the power supply of the power connector 2 to the electrical device 901, the power consumption monitoring module 5 is triggered to be activated, and the power consumption data is continuously measured and output, and the power supply control module 6 transmits the power consumption data to The electronic device 904 is convenient for the user to monitor the power consumption of the electrical device 901 through the electronic device 904 at any time. In addition, since the power supply control module 6 has an overcurrent protection function, when the mains current surge occurs, the power supply control module 6 immediately controls the switch unit 33 to disconnect the plug unit 31 and the socket unit 32, which is effective. The electrical device 901 is prevented from being damaged, and an alert message is immediately sent, and the overcurrent warning signal is transmitted to the electronic device 904 via the wireless communication module 4, so that other people located around the electrical device 901 and the remote user can understand The state of the appliance 901 for immediate maintenance or corresponding measures.

When the power connector 2 is inserted into the commercial power socket 800, if the remote control signal of the remote control module 7 of the power connector 2 cannot be directed toward the remote control signal receiving direction of the electrical device 901, The other power connector 2 disposed in front of the remote control signal receiving direction of the electric appliance 901 can be aligned with the electric appliance 901, and the other power connector 2 can learn to record the remote control command of the remote controller 903 of the electric appliance 901, and use The electric power connector 901 can be remotely controlled by the other power connector 2, that is, each power connector 2 can be used to measure the power consumption of the electrical device 901, but can be used for remote control. An appliance 901 performs a specific function. Therefore, in implementation, the plurality of power connectors 2 can be used together to achieve remote monitoring and remote control of the plurality of appliances 901.

In summary, the design of the power supply base 3, the power consumption monitoring module 5, the power supply control module 6, and the remote control module 7 can measure the power consumption of the electrical device 901 electrically connected at any time. And transmitting the electric power data of the electric appliance 901 to the electronic device 904 used by the user, so that the user can remotely monitor the electric power of the electric appliance 901, and can further copy through the design of the remote control module 7 Learning the control command function of the remote controller 903 used by the electric appliance 901, and transmitting and transmitting the obtained control commands to the electronic device 904, when receiving the control signal sent by the electronic device 904 corresponding to the specific control command, The electric appliance 901 transmits a remote control signal having a corresponding control command, and can remotely control the electric appliance 901 to perform a corresponding function.

Therefore, by installing the power connector 2 of the present invention in a conventional home appliance that does not generally have a networking function, the conventional home appliance can be promoted to the level of the smart home appliance, and the remote monitoring and remote control can be performed, which is quite convenient and practical. Therefore, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

2‧‧‧Power connector

3‧‧‧Power supply

30‧‧‧Shell

31‧‧‧plug unit

32‧‧‧Socket unit

33‧‧‧Switch unit

4‧‧‧Wireless communication module

5‧‧‧Power consumption monitoring module

6‧‧‧Power supply control module

61‧‧‧Power supply control unit

62‧‧‧Alarm unit

63‧‧‧Power notification unit

7‧‧‧Remote control module

71‧‧‧Instruction Learning Unit

711‧‧‧ learning key

72‧‧‧Instruction Database

73‧‧‧Remote unit

800‧‧‧mains electrical outlet

901‧‧‧Electrical appliances

902‧‧‧Power plug

903‧‧‧Remote control

904‧‧‧Electronic equipment

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a remotely remote power connector of the present invention, and schematically illustrates the embodiment. The case when used with an electric appliance and an electronic device; and Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment.

Claims (5)

A remotely remote power connector for electrically connecting to a mains socket and a remotely controllable appliance, capable of wirelessly receiving a command copy signal sent by a remote controller for remotely controlling the appliance, and capable of Electronic device wireless communication, the power connector comprises: a wireless communication module capable of wirelessly communicating with the electronic device to receive a power control signal and an instruction control signal sent by the electronic device; a power supply seat, including a power supply a plug unit that is connected to the mains socket and can be connected to the mains, a socket unit that can be electrically connected to the electric appliance to connect the power, and a switch unit electrically connected between the plug unit and the socket unit, The switch unit can be driven to change between an electrical connection to conduct the socket unit and the plug unit, and a disconnection between the disconnect unit and the plug unit; a power consumption monitoring module can detect Measuring the power output of the socket unit and outputting a power consumption data; a power supply control module electrically connected to the a unit, wherein the signal is connected to the power consumption monitoring module and the wireless communication module, and can be triggered by the power control signal received by the wireless communication module, and the switch unit is controlled to be in the on state and the off state Inter-switching, and when controlling the switch unit to switch to the conductive state, connecting the electronic device to the electronic device via the wireless communication module to send the power data; and a remote control module, the signal is connected to the wireless communication The module can wirelessly receive the command copy signal, and can capture and store the command copy signal All the control commands, and driving the wireless communication module to wirelessly transmit all the control commands retrieved and stored in the electronic device, and can be triggered by the wireless communication module to receive an instruction control signal from the electronic device. The corresponding control command is output, and a remote control signal having the control command and remotely controlling the electric appliance to perform the corresponding function is wirelessly transmitted to the electric appliance. The remotely connectable power connector of claim 1, wherein the remote control module comprises an instruction learning unit, an instruction database, and a remote control unit, wherein the instruction learning unit is operable to receive and retrieve The command copies the control commands entrained by the signal, and stores the captured control commands in the command database, and the remote control unit is triggered by the command control signal to compare the corresponding control commands from the command database. And wirelessly transmitting the remote control signal with the control command to the electrical device. The remotely connectable power connector of claim 1 or 2, wherein the power supply control module has a power supply control unit electrically connected to the switch unit, and an alarm unit, the power supply control unit is The power control signal is triggered to control the switch unit to switch between the on state and the off state, and the switch unit is controlled to switch to the off state when the current of the plug unit is greater than a rated threshold, and At the same time, the alarm unit is triggered to generate an alarm message. The remotely remote power connector of claim 3, wherein the alert message is in the form of light, sound, image, and/or vibration. The remote control power connector of claim 3, wherein the power supply control module further comprises a power notification unit, wherein the power notification unit controls the switch unit to switch to the conduction status When the device is triggered to start, the power data is wirelessly transmitted through the wireless communication module, and is triggered synchronously when the power supply control unit triggers the alarm unit to generate the alarm message, and sends an external message via the wireless communication module. Current warning signal.