TWM466428U - Multi-functional remote control device - Google Patents

Description

Multi-function remote control device

The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a multifunctional remote control device for operating an electrical appliance.

With the development of wireless communication technology, more and more electrical equipment can be remotely controlled by wireless transmission and reception of wireless transmission protocols, such as switch-type electric lights, electric curtains, security equipment, etc. The common wireless transmission protocol is ZigBee. Bluetooth, WiFi, etc. In order to remotely control such appliances, it is usually necessary to operate a matching wireless remote controller to achieve remote adjustment by transmitting or receiving a specific wireless signal. In addition, conventional household appliances, such as televisions, electric fans, and stereos, which are commonly used, also use a large number of infrared signals to transmit and receive remote control functions, and also need to be operated with a corresponding infrared remote controller. However, as the number of electrical appliances increases, the number of corresponding remote controls also increases. It is often necessary to identify the remote control to be used for the type of electrical appliance, and the operation mode and button position of each brand remote controller are also used. Different, it is easy to cause user confusion.

Although an integrated multi-function remote control has appeared on the market, you can learn the remote control signals of various types of appliances through a single multi-function remote control. However, the control of a variety of electrical appliances has been completed, but there is still no remote control product that integrates the wireless transmission protocol with the infrared function, and there is also a lack of improvement mechanism for energy saving and power saving for the remote control itself, so it is necessary to propose a solution to the above problem.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a multi-function remote control device that integrates a wireless transmission protocol with an infrared function and has a power saving function.

Therefore, the novel multifunctional remote control device is adapted to remotely operate a plurality of electrical appliances through a wireless signal or an infrared signal, and includes: a button module, a memory, a wireless module, an infrared module, a display screen, and a Move the sensor.

The button module is available for touch operation.

The memory stores a plurality of sets of wireless commands and a plurality of sets of infrared commands.

The wireless module signal is connected to the button module, and includes a wireless microcontroller capable of reading and writing wireless commands stored in the memory, and a wireless transceiver capable of being driven by the wireless controller to transmit or receive wireless signals. Device.

The infrared module signal is connected to the wireless module, and includes an infrared-display control chip capable of reading and writing the infrared command stored in the memory, and an infrared signal displayable by the infrared-display control chip to transmit or receive the infrared signal. Infrared transceiver.

The display screen signal is connected to the infrared module, and can be The infrared-display controls the wafer drive to display the picture.

The mobile sensor signal is connected to the wireless module, and detects a shaking and transmits a measurement signal to the wireless microcontroller, so that the wireless microcontroller notifies the infrared-display control according to the measurement signal. The wafer is used to drive the display to open or close.

The utility model has the advantages that the multifunctional remote control device can have both an electric appliance for remotely controlling a wireless transmission protocol and a conventional infrared electric appliance, and has a power saving function.

1‧‧‧Multi-function remote control

11‧‧‧Shell

12‧‧‧Mobile Sensor

13‧‧‧Temperature Sensor

14‧‧‧ button indicator

15‧‧‧clock chip

16‧‧‧Rechargeable battery

17‧‧‧Wireless charger

171‧‧‧First magnet

2‧‧‧Key Module

21‧‧‧ buttons

22‧‧‧Key Control Wafer

3‧‧‧ memory

4‧‧‧Wireless Module

41‧‧‧Wireless Microcontroller

42‧‧‧Wireless transceiver

5‧‧‧Infrared module

51‧‧‧Infrared-display control chip

52‧‧‧Infrared transceiver

53‧‧‧ display screen

6‧‧‧Electrical appliances

61‧‧‧First class electrical appliances

62‧‧‧Second class electrical appliances

7‧‧‧Charging base

71‧‧‧Charging hole

72‧‧‧second magnet

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the novel multifunctional remote control device and various electrical appliances to be remotely controlled; 2 is a functional block diagram showing the main functional blocks of the preferred embodiment; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the preferred embodiment and a matching charging base; and FIG. 4 is a side view showing the The preferred embodiment inserts the charging base for the appearance of charging.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, one of the novel multifunctional remote control devices 1 The preferred embodiment is suitable for the user to remotely control the plurality of appliances 6 through wireless signals or infrared signals. The appliance 6 can be divided into a first type of electrical appliances 61 that can be remotely driven by wireless signals, and can be remotely driven by infrared signals. The second type of electrical appliance 62.

The preferred embodiment includes two first type electrical appliances 61 and two second electrical appliances 62. The first electrical appliances 61 can be transmitted through wireless signals of wireless transmission protocols such as ZigBee, Bluetooth or WiFi. Controlling the action, common examples are switch-type electric lights, dimming lights, sockets, electric curtains, security equipment, alarms, etc., the second type of electrical appliances 62 can be controlled by infrared signals, a common example of which is television Machines, electric fans, set-top boxes, video recorders, audio, dehumidifiers or air-conditioning equipment, etc., but it should be noted that the types of the first type of electrical appliances 61 or the second type of electrical appliances 62 are not limited to the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 3, the multifunctional remote control device 1 includes a housing 11, a button module 2, a memory 3, a wireless module 4, an infrared module 5, a display screen 53, and a motion sensor. 12. A temperature sensor 13, a set of button indicators 14, a clock chip 15, a rechargeable battery 16 and a wireless charger 17.

The housing 11 presents an elongated strip that is easy to hold by the hand, but can be presented in other shapes in accordance with market demand when implemented.

The button module 2 is mounted on the housing 11 and includes a plurality of buttons 21 that are in contact with the housing 11 and a button control chip 22 that is connected to the buttons 21 . The buttons 21 are flat touch keyboards, which are light transmissive, and can be implemented in various ways according to different control functions. The shape should be a common geometric shape such as a circle, a ring, a square, a triangle, an ellipse, and the like, and the surface can be printed with various characters, symbols or patterns for identification, and the user can short press the buttons 21, Different operations such as long press, up and down sliding, and circular sliding can achieve various functions such as establishing relationships, learning, switching, adjusting, selecting, and scene recording. The button control chip 22 transmits corresponding electronic signals to the wireless module 4 according to different operations. The operation mode of the button 21 will be described later.

The memory 3 is mounted in the housing 11 and stores a plurality of sets of wireless commands and a plurality of sets of infrared commands.

The wireless module 4 is mounted in the casing 11 and can receive the electronic signal of the button module 2 and perform signal processing. The wireless module 4 is a system-on-chip (SOC), which includes a A wireless microcontroller 41 that can read and write wireless commands stored in the memory 3, and a wireless transceiver 42 that can be driven by the wireless microcontroller 41 to transmit or receive wireless signals. Specifically, the wireless microcontroller 41 determines, according to the electronic signal of the button module 2, which group of wireless commands to read, after reading the wireless command, performs an interpretation process, and according to the The wireless command is used to drive the wireless transceiver 42 to transmit a corresponding wireless signal, which is used to correspondingly drive the activation and control of the first type of electrical device 61.

The infrared module 5 is connected to the wireless module 4 and can be driven by the wireless controller 41, and includes an infrared-display control chip 51 capable of reading and writing the infrared command stored in the memory 3, and a An infrared transceiver 52 that can be driven by the infrared-display control chip 51 to emit or receive infrared signals. Specifically, the infrared-display control chip 51 has a signal connected to the wireless microcontroller 41's enable pin (not shown), the wireless microcontroller 41 is based on the electronic signal of the button module 2 to determine how to drive the control of infrared - The display control chip 51, after reading the infrared command, performs an interpretation process, and drives the infrared transceiver 52 to emit a corresponding infrared signal according to the infrared command, the infrared signal is It is used to drive the start and control of the second type of electrical appliances 62.

The display screen 53 is connected to the infrared module 5 by a signal, and can be driven by the infrared-display control chip 51 to display a screen.

The mobile sensor 12 is connected to the wireless module 4, and the motion sensor 12 is a gravity sensing component capable of detecting shaking and transmitting a motion signal to the wireless controller 41 to enable the The wireless microcontroller 41 can control the activation pin of the infrared-display control chip 51 based on the measurement signal, thereby notifying the infrared-display control chip 51 to drive the display screen 53 to be turned on or off.

The temperature sensor 13 is connected to the wireless module 4, which can detect the ambient temperature and transmit a temperature signal to the wireless microcontroller 41, so that the wireless microcontroller 41 can notify according to the temperature signal. The infrared-display control wafer 51 drives the display screen 53 to display the temperature.

The button indicator 14 is mounted in the housing 11 and is located under the button 21, and the signal is connected to the wireless module 4. When the button 21 is touched, the button indicator 14 is wirelessly The microcontroller 41 is driven to emit light and is blinking for the user to observe through the button 21 to confirm whether the button has been correctly touched. The button indicator 14 of the preferred embodiment is a A light emitting diode (LED) is used.

The clock chip 15 is connected to the wireless module 4, and provides a time signal to the wireless controller 41, so that the wireless microcontroller 41 can notify the infrared-display control chip 51 to drive according to the time signal. The display 53 displays the date and time.

The rechargeable battery 16 can provide the power required for the operation of the foregoing components, and is electrically connected to the wireless charger 17. The rechargeable battery 16 of the preferred embodiment is a nickel-hydrogen battery, but is not required for implementation. limit. The wireless charger 17 can charge the rechargeable battery 16 and has a first magnet 171 (see FIG. 4) for sensing electromagnetic changes.

The new type can be directly used for remote control of the first type of electric appliance 61. The remote control mode is exemplified as follows: firstly press the button 21 to make the button module 2 correspond to the first type of electric appliance 61 to be controlled, and then short press The button 21 controls the opening and closing of the first type of electric appliance 61, and then operates the button 21 in a sliding manner to perform level adjustment functions on the first type of electric appliance 61, such as temperature, strength, operation time, and the like. Set, and finally press and hold the button 21 for the scene recording to save the current control state of the first type of electric appliance 61. If the button 21 for scene recording is directly touched in the future, the first one can be quickly made. The electric appliance 61 reaches the set control state.

If the remote control device 2 is to be remotely controlled, the multi-function remote control device 1 needs to perform the learning binding action. The action is exemplified as follows: the original remote controller matched with the second type of electrical device 62 is first aligned with the multifunctional function. The remote control device 1 sends an infrared signal and touches the button 21 for learning to make the red The external line transceiver 52 receives the infrared signal of the original remote controller, and then the infrared-display control chip 51 re-encodes the infrared signal into an infrared command and stores it in the memory 3 and corresponds to the button 21. The infrared command in the memory 3 can be cleared by touching a specific button 21, and the previously stored infrared command can be overwritten by repeated learning.

After the learning binding is completed, the multi-function remote control device 1 is held and directed to the appliance 6 to be controlled, and then the button 21 is touched to initiate or control, for example, when the second type of appliance 62 is to be operated, the user Touching the button 21, the button control chip 22 transmits a corresponding electronic signal to the infrared module 5 via the wireless module 4, and the infrared-display control chip 51 reads the corresponding image from the memory 3. The infrared command and drive the infrared transceiver 52 to emit a corresponding infrared signal to the second type of electrical device 62, thereby achieving the purpose of manipulation.

The new model also has the function of energy saving and power saving. In the case of unmanned operation for a period of time (for example: 3 minutes), the multifunctional remote control device 1 enters the standby state and closes the display screen 53 to save power consumption when needed. When the multi-function remote control device 1 is used, the multi-function remote control device 1 only needs to be slightly moved, and the mobile sensor 12 detects the shaking, and then transmits a measurement signal to the wireless microcontroller 41 to enable the multi-function remote control device 1 to The wireless microcontroller 41 notifies the infrared-display control chip 51 to drive the display screen 53, thereby waking up the display screen 53 and resume normal operation.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, when the rechargeable battery 16 has insufficient power, the multifunctional remote control device 1 can use a matching charging bottom. Block 7 to charge. The charging base 7 has a charging hole 71 into which the bottom edge of the casing 11 is inserted, and a second magnet 72 for sensing electromagnetic changes. After the multi-function remote control device 1 is placed in the charging base 7 from the charging hole 71, the second magnet 72 of the charging base 7 and the first magnet 171 of the wireless charger 17 are attracted to each other, and the principle of electromagnetic induction is transmitted. In order to charge the rechargeable battery 16, the present invention uses a wireless method to charge, so that the problem that the contact metal joints are oxidized and rusted can be eliminated, and the safety of use is also improved.

In summary, the novel multifunctional remote control device 1 not only provides the functions of controlling various electric appliances such as wireless and infrared rays, but also combines various types of sensors, and has the functions of power saving, display temperature and time, and the like. With the advantages of wireless charging, it is indeed possible to achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the present patent application and the contents of the patent specification, All remain within the scope of this new patent.

1‧‧‧Multi-function remote control

12‧‧‧Mobile Sensor

13‧‧‧Temperature Sensor

14‧‧‧ button indicator

15‧‧‧clock chip

16‧‧‧Rechargeable battery

17‧‧‧Wireless charger

2‧‧‧Key Module

21‧‧‧ buttons

22‧‧‧Key Control Wafer

3‧‧‧ memory

4‧‧‧Wireless Module

41‧‧‧Wireless Microcontroller

42‧‧‧Wireless transceiver

5‧‧‧Infrared module

51‧‧‧Infrared-display control chip

52‧‧‧Infrared transceiver

53‧‧‧ display screen

Claims (8)

A multifunctional remote control device for remotely controlling a plurality of electrical appliances through a wireless signal or an infrared signal, and comprising: a button module; a memory, storing a plurality of sets of wireless commands and a plurality of sets of infrared commands; a wireless module, signal connection The button module includes a wireless microcontroller capable of reading and writing wireless commands stored in the memory, and a wireless transceiver capable of being driven by the wireless controller to transmit or receive wireless signals; an infrared module The signal is connected to the wireless module and includes an infrared-display control chip capable of reading and writing infrared commands stored in the memory, and an infrared transceiver capable of being driven by the infrared-display control chip to transmit or receive infrared signals. a display screen, the signal is connected to the infrared module, and can be driven by the infrared-display control chip to display a picture; and a mobile sensor, the signal is connected to the wireless module, which can detect the shaking and transmit a measurement signal to the wireless microcontroller to enable the wireless microcontroller to communicate according to the measurement signal The IR - display control chip to drive the display screen on or off. The multi-function remote control device of claim 1, wherein the button module comprises a plurality of buttons, and a button control chip connected to the buttons. The multi-function remote control device as claimed in claim 1 further includes a signal connection Connected to the temperature sensor of the wireless module. The multi-function remote control device of claim 1, further comprising a set of button indicators connected to the wireless module. The multi-function remote control device of claim 1, further comprising a clock chip connected to the wireless module. The multi-function remote control device of claim 1, wherein the wireless module transmits or receives a wireless signal by using any one of ZigBee, Bluetooth or WiFi wireless transmission protocols. The multi-function remote control device according to claim 1, further comprising a rechargeable battery capable of supplying electric power, and a wireless charger connected to the rechargeable battery. The multi-function remote control device of claim 7, wherein the rechargeable battery is a nickel-hydrogen battery.