TWM557560U - Control system of stair lift device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a control system for a stairlift chair for controlling the displacement of a chair lift on a stair rail. The mobile device has an interface module, which is driven by the user to generate a driving signal and a floor signal, and the floor signal corresponds to the floor where the chair is located. The wireless communication device receives the driving signal and generates an electronic control signal according to the driving signal. The controller is arranged on the chair lift and the signal is connected to the wireless communication device and the chair lift. The controller receives the electronic control signal and controls the displacement or positioning of the chair lift according to the electronic control signal. The radio frequency identification device is configured to receive floor signals. In this way, through the mobile device combined with the radio frequency identification device to display the floor where the chair lift is located and the floor to be visited, it is not only convenient, but also expands the application level, and thus allows multiple users to control.

Description

Stair lift chair control system

The present invention relates to a control system for a stairlift chair, and more particularly to a control system for a stair chair that can instantly display a floor.

The stairlift is a kind of loading device that assists the silver scorpion or the person with reduced mobility to climb up and down the stairs. The whole set is mainly composed of the rails installed on the stairway and mounted on the track by a chair with transmission power.

The conventional stair chair lifts the displacement through the remote control device. Although the user can use the button to raise, stop or lower the chair, the conventional control interface is too simplified to meet the needs of many users. For example, when the user is not on the floor where the chair is located, and the control interface does not show the floor where the chair is located, the user does not know whether to control the chair to rise or fall, so that the chair can come to the floor where he is. Therefore, the conventional stair chair can only be used by a single user; in other words, the chair must be permanently located on the floor where the user is located, which limits the application level of the stair chair.

As can be seen from the above, there is currently a lack of multi-person manipulation on the market. And the control system of the stairlift chair that can present the floor information instantly, so the relevant industry is seeking its solution.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a control system for a stairlift chair that displays the floor on which the chair is located and the floor to be accessed through the mobile device. The information of each floor is provided by the radio frequency identification device. It's quite convenient, and it can expand the application level, so that many users can control it.

One embodiment of the present invention is a control system for a stairlift chair for controlling the displacement of a chair lift on a stair rail. The control system of the stair lift chair comprises a mobile device, a wireless communication device, a controller and a radio frequency identification device, wherein the mobile device has an interface module, and the interface module is operated by a user to generate a driving signal and a floor signal. The floor signal corresponds to the floor where the chair lift is located. Furthermore, the wireless communication device is disposed on the chair lift and the signal is connected to the mobile device, and the wireless communication device receives the drive signal and generates an electronic control signal according to the drive signal. In addition, the controller is arranged on the chair lift and the signal is connected to the wireless communication device and the chair lift. The controller receives the electronic control signal and controls the displacement or positioning of the chair lift according to the electronic control signal. In addition, the radio frequency identification device includes a plurality of radio frequency tags and a radio frequency receiving module, wherein the radio frequency tags are respectively located at positions of a plurality of floors. The radio frequency receiving module is connected to the radio frequency tag and the controller and is arranged in the chair lift. When the radio frequency receiving module corresponds to one of the positioning radio frequency tags, the radio frequency receiving module receives the radio frequency tag Layer signals and transmit floor signals to the controller.

Thereby, the control system of the stair chair lift of the present invention uses the mobile device to display the floor where the chair lift is located and the floor to be visited, and the information of each floor is provided by the radio frequency identification device, and the system structure is suitable for multi-person control.

According to other implementations of the foregoing embodiments, the mobile device may be a smart phone, a laptop, a notebook computer, a tablet or a smart tablet, and the mobile device is controlled by an application (APP). . Furthermore, the chair lift includes a seat and an electric motor, wherein the seat is used to carry the user, and the electric motor is connected between the seat and the stair track, and the electric motor signal is connected to the controller and is controlled by the controller. In addition, the controller can receive the electronic control signal and generate a motor control signal according to the electronic control signal. The electric motor of the chair lift is opened and closed by the motor control signal. In addition, the control system of the stair chair can include a wireless sharer, the wireless sharer is disposed on a floor and the signal is connected to the mobile device, and the wireless sharer transmits the drive signal through a wireless transmission mode. Furthermore, the wireless communication device includes an antenna and a radio frequency module, wherein the antenna signal is connected to the wireless sharer. The RF module signal is connected to the antenna and the controller, and the RF module receives the driving signal through the antenna and generates an electrical control signal according to the driving signal. In addition, the foregoing wireless transmission mode may be a wireless local area network (Wi-Fi), a Bluetooth transmission, an infrared (IR), a third generation mobile communication (3G), a fourth generation mobile communication (4G), or a wireless local area network. WLAN, ZigBee, Z-wave, NFC, 5G, 5G Long-distance low-power wireless communication (LoRa), energy-recovery wireless communication (Enocean) or IPv6-based low-speed wireless personal area network (6LowPan). In addition, the interface module displays a screen including a rising button, a stop button, and a down button. When the up button is pressed by the user, the controller controls the chair to be displaced toward the upper floor. The stop button is located below the up button. The controller controls the chair lift positioning when the stop button is pressed by the user. The down button is located below the stop button. When the down button is pressed by the user, the controller controls the chair to be displaced toward the first floor. Furthermore, the aforementioned screen may include a display floor, and the display floor corresponds to a floor signal. The display floor represents the floor where the chair lift is located, and the initial value of the display floor is 1. The lock button displays a close lock signal or an open lock signal. In addition, the foregoing screen may include a floor selection item and a designated floor start key, wherein the floor selection item has a plurality of designated floors, and one of the designated floors corresponds to the display floor. The designated floor start button is used to drive the controller to shift the chair to one of the designated floors. When the lock button displays the close lock signal, the designated floor start button is turned on; when the lock button indicates the open lock signal, the designated floor start button is turned off.

100‧‧‧Stair lift chair control system

110‧‧‧Stair track

200‧‧‧ chair lift

210‧‧‧ seat

220‧‧‧Electric motor

400‧‧‧Wireless communication device

410‧‧‧Antenna

420‧‧‧RF Module

500‧‧‧ controller

600‧‧‧Wireless sharer

300‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Interface module

312a‧‧‧Uplink

312b‧‧‧ stop button

312c‧‧‧Down button

312d‧‧‧Connected status indicator

312e‧‧‧Starting status indicator

312f‧‧‧ display floor

312g‧‧‧Lock button

312h‧‧‧floor selection project

312i‧‧‧ designated floor start button

610‧‧‧Wireless Signal Enhancer

700‧‧‧radio frequency identification device

710‧‧‧RF tags

720‧‧‧Wireless RF Receiver Module

800‧‧‧Power supply unit

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a control system of a stair chair lift according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal control block of the chair lift of Figure 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the screen of the mobile device of FIG. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the control system of the stairlift chair of Fig. 1 applied to a five-story building.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be explained in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the novel. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are illustrated in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner, and the repeated elements may be represented by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a control system 100 for a stairlift chair according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal control of the chair lift 200 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the screen of the mobile device 300 of FIG. 1. As shown in the figure, the control system 100 of the stair chair is used to control the displacement of the chair 200 on the stair rail 110, and the control system 100 of the stair chair includes a chair lift 200, a mobile device 300, a wireless communication device 400, and a controller. 500, a wireless sharer 600, a wireless signal enhancer 610, a radio frequency identification device 700 (RFID), and a power supply device 800.

The chair lift 200 includes a seat 210 and an electric motor 220. The seat 210 is used to carry a user, and an accommodating space is disposed under the seat 210. The electric motor 220 is disposed in the accommodating space and connected between the seat 210 and the stair rail 110, and the electric motor 220 is connected to the controller 500. Controlled by controller 500.

The mobile device 300 has an interface module 310 that is operated by a user and maintains a pressing time to cause the interface module 310 to generate a driving signal. The mobile device 300 can be a smart phone, a laptop, a notebook computer, a tablet or a smart tablet, and the mobile device 300 is controlled by an application (APP). The mobile device 300 of the present embodiment uses the application of the smart phone to connect and control the position of the chair 200, that is, to adjust the floor of the chair 200. Furthermore, the interface module 310 displays a screen including a up button 312a, a stop button 312b, a down button 312c, a connection state indicator 312d, an activation state indicator 312e, a display floor 312f, a lock button 312g, a floor selection item 312h, and The floor start key 312i is designated. The up key 312a, the stop key 312b, and the down key 312c are located in the right half of the screen and are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The connection status indication 312d, the activation status indication 312e, the display floor 312f, the lock key 312g, the floor selection item 312h, and the designated floor activation key 312i are located in the left half of the screen and are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. When the up button 312a is pressed by the user, the controller 500 controls the chair lift 200 to be displaced in the upstairs direction. The up button 312a does not need to be pressed all the time (not constant pressure), and as soon as it is activated, the chair lift 200 will start moving until the position of the previous floor. For example: Suppose the original chair lift is 200 on the first floor. When the up button 312a is pressed, the chair lift 200 moves upstairs until the positioning of the second floor stops. In other words, during the movement of the chair lift 200, even if the up button 312a is not pressed, the chair lift 200 continues to be displaced to the second position. Up to the positioning of the building. Further, the stop button 312b is located below the up button 312a. When the stop button 312b is pressed by the user, the controller 500 controls the positioning of the chair lift 200; that is, when the stop button 312b is pressed, the chair lift 200 is stopped at any time. Further, the down key 312c is located below the stop key 312b. When the lowering key 312c is pressed by the user, the controller 500 controls the chair lift 200 to be displaced in the downward direction. The down button 312c does not need to be pressed all the time (non-constant pressure type), and as soon as it is activated, the chair lift 200 will start moving until the position of the next floor. In addition, the connection status indicator 312d may be green or not. When the connection status indicator 312d is green, it represents that the mobile device 300 is normally connected to the chair lift 200; otherwise, when the connection status indicator 312d is not lit, it represents that the mobile device 300 is connected to the chair lift 200. problem. Additionally, the activation status indicator 312e can be green or not. When the activation status indicator 312e is green, it represents that the chair lift 200 is in operation; otherwise, when the activation status indicator 312e is not lit, it represents that the chair lift 200 is not operating and is stationary. Further, the display floor 312f is the number of floors in which the Arabic numerals are displayed. The display floor 312f corresponds to the floor signal, which represents the floor on which the chair lift 200 is currently located, and the initial value of the display floor 312f is 1. The lock button 312g is used to lock or unlock the floor selection item 312h. The lock button 312g displays a close lock signal or an open lock signal. In other words, when the lock button 312g displays "OFF" (i.e., when the lock button 312g displays the close lock signal), the floor selection item 312h can be freely used; otherwise, when the lock button 312g displays "ON" (i.e., the lock button 312g is displayed). When the lock signal is turned on, the floor selection item 312h is locked and cannot be used. In addition, floor selection items 312h is used to select the floor on which the chair lift 200 is to be raised or lowered, which is a pull-down menu. The floor selection item 312h has a plurality of designated floors, one of which corresponds to the display floor 312f. As for the designated floor start key 312i for starting the lift chair 200 to be displaced according to the designated floor selected by the floor selection item 312h, the chair lift 200 will directly reach the designated floor after starting; that is, the designated floor start key 312i is used for driving The controller 500 displaces the chair lift 200 to one of the designated floors. It is also worth mentioning that the display floor 312f will display 1 when the magnetic card data is not read after the first setting or power failure. To ensure safety, the user needs to use the manual mode to raise or lower the chair lift 200. When the chair lift 200 senses the floor magnetic card, it can enter the automatic mode. Thereby, the present invention displays the floor where the chair lift 200 is located through the mobile device 300 (for example, the display floor 312f of FIG. 3 shows the second floor) and the floor to be visited (for example, the floor selection item 312h of the third figure shows the 4th floor) The information of each floor is provided by the radio frequency identification device 700. This display mode is convenient for the user, and can expand the application level, thereby allowing multiple users to control.

The wireless communication device 400 is disposed on the chair lift 200 and the signal is connected to the mobile device 300. The wireless communication device 400 receives the driving signal from the mobile device 300 and generates an electronic control signal according to the driving signal. In detail, the wireless communication device 400 includes an antenna 410 and a radio frequency module 420, wherein the antenna 410 is connected to the wireless sharer 600. The RF module 420 is connected to the antenna 410 and the controller 500. The RF module 420 receives the driving signal through the antenna 410 and generates an electrical control signal according to the driving signal.

The controller 500 is arranged in the chair lift 200 and the signal is connected wirelessly. The communication device 400 and the chair lift 200. The controller 500 receives the electronic control signal from the wireless communication device 400 and controls the displacement or positioning of the chair lift 200 according to the electronic control signal. The chair lift 200 is displaced and continues for a moving time, and the moving time is greater than the pressing time. In detail, when the user touches and presses the interface module 310 of the mobile device 300, the controller 500 receives the electronic control signal from the wireless communication device 400 and generates a motor control signal according to the electronic control signal. At this time, the electric motor 220 of the chair lift 200 is opened and closed by the motor control signal. The controller 500 of this embodiment can be a microprocessor or a chip module, and the manufacturer can select a suitable controller 500 as desired.

The wireless sharer 600 is disposed on one floor and the signal is connected to the mobile device 300. The wireless signal enhancer 610 is disposed on another floor and the signal is connected to the mobile device 300. The wireless sharer 600 and the wireless signal enhancer 610 can transmit drive signals through wireless transmission. Wireless transmission methods can be wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (Blue), infrared (IR), third-generation mobile communication (3G), fourth-generation mobile communication (4G), wireless local area network (WLAN) ), wireless communication (ZigBee), wireless communication (Z-wave), short-range wireless communication (NFC), fifth-generation mobile communication (5G), long-distance low-power wireless communication (LoRa), energy recovery wireless communication (Enocean) ) or IPv6-based low-speed wireless personal area network (6LowPan). The wireless transmission mode of the embodiment is implemented by using Wi-Fi, that is, the wireless sharer 600 is a Wi-Fi sharer, and the wireless signal enhancer 610 is a Wi-Fi signal enhancer.

The radio frequency identification device 700 includes a plurality of radio frequency tags 710 (RFID tags) and a radio frequency receiving module 720 (RFID) The readers, wherein the radio frequency tags 710 are respectively located at the locations of the floors and store the corresponding floor signals; in other words, each floor has a radio frequency tag 710. In addition, the radio frequency receiving module 720 is disposed on the chair lift 200 and the signal is connected to the controller 500. When the chair lift 200 is displaced to the location of a certain floor, the radio frequency receiving module 720 signals the radio frequency tag 710 of the floor. In other words, when the radio frequency receiving module 720 corresponds to the radio frequency tag 710 of one of the positioning stations, the radio frequency receiving module 720 receives the floor signal of the radio frequency tag 710 and transmits the floor signal to the controller 500. Thereby, the floor display of the present invention in combination with the radio frequency identification device 700 can present the current floor and the designated floor under low-cost conditions, so that the user can immediately know the floor information of the chair lift 200.

The power supply device 800 is electrically connected to the electric motor 220, the wireless communication device 400, the controller 500, and the radio frequency receiving module 720. The power supply device 800 is configured to supply operating voltages of the devices and modules to operate normally.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 together. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the application of the control system 100 of the stairlift chair of FIG. 1 to a five-story building. As shown in the figure, each floor is provided with a radio frequency tag 710. The floor signal stored in the radio frequency tag 710 of the first floor is "first floor"; the radio frequency tag 710 of the second floor is stored. The floor signal is “second floor”; the floor signal stored in the radio frequency tag 710 of the third floor is “third floor”; the floor signal stored in the radio frequency tag 710 of the fourth floor is “fourth floor”; Floor signal stored in the radio frequency tag 710 of the fifth floor It is the "five-floor". In addition, the embodiment has a wireless sharer 600 and two wireless signal enhancers 610. The wireless sharer 600 is disposed on the third floor, and the two wireless signal enhancers 610 are respectively disposed on the first floor and the fifth floor. Therefore, the distribution arrangement of the wireless sharer 600 and the wireless signal enhancer 610 can ensure that the wireless communication of the chair lift 200 during the movement is not interrupted, thereby avoiding the danger caused by the disconnection.

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the present invention has the following advantages: First, through the mobile device, the floor where the chair lift is located and the floor to be visited, the information of each floor is provided by the radio frequency identification device, and the display mode is for the user. It's quite convenient, and it can expand the application level, so that many users can control it. Second, through the distribution of the wireless sharer and the wireless signal booster, it is ensured that the wireless communication of the chair during the movement is not interrupted, thereby avoiding the danger caused by the disconnection.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any one skilled in the art can make various changes and retouchings without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

Claims (10)

A control system for a stair lift chair for controlling a lift chair to be displaced on a stair rail. The control system of the stair lift chair comprises: a mobile device having an interface module, the interface module being operated by a user Generating a driving signal and a floor signal, the floor signal corresponding to the floor where the chair is located; a wireless communication device is disposed on the chair and the signal is connected to the mobile device, and the wireless communication device receives the driving signal according to the driving signal Generating an electronic control signal; a controller is disposed on the chair lift and the signal is connected to the wireless communication device and the chair lift, the controller receives the electronic control signal and controls the displacement or positioning of the chair lift according to the electronic control signal; And a radio frequency identification device comprising: a plurality of radio frequency tags respectively disposed at a plurality of locations on the plurality of floors; and a radio frequency receiving module, the signal is connected to the radio frequency tag and the controller is disposed in the chair lift When the radio frequency receiving module corresponds to one of the radio frequency tags at the positioning location, the radio frequency receiving module is connected One of the floor a RF tag signal and transmits the signal to the floor controller. The control system of the stairlift chair according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a smart phone, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, and a tablet computer. A brain or a smart tablet, and the mobile device is controlled by an application (APP). The control system for a stairlift chair according to claim 1, wherein the chair comprises: a seat for carrying the user; and an electric motor coupled between the seat and the stair track The electric motor signal is connected to the controller and is controlled by the controller. The control system for a stairlift chair according to claim 3, wherein the controller receives the electronic control signal and generates a motor control signal according to the electronic control signal; and the electric motor of the chair is received by the motor Control signal control to open and close. The control system of the stairlift chair as described in claim 1, further comprising: a wireless sharer disposed on a floor and connected to the mobile device, wherein the wireless sharer transmits the drive signal through a wireless transmission mode. The control system for a stairlift chair according to claim 5, wherein the wireless communication device comprises: an antenna, and the signal is connected to the wireless sharer; An RF module is connected to the antenna and the controller, and the RF module receives the driving signal through the antenna and generates the electronic control signal according to the driving signal. The control system of the stairlift chair according to claim 5, wherein the wireless transmission mode is a wireless local area network (Wi-Fi), a Bluetooth transmission, an infrared (IR), and a third Generation of mobile communications (3G), a fourth-generation mobile communications (4G), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless communication (ZigBee), a wireless communication (Z-wave), a short-range wireless communication (NFC) A fifth-generation mobile communication (5G), a long-distance low-power wireless communication (LoRa), an energy recovery wireless communication (Enocean) or an IPv6-based low-speed wireless personal area network (6LowPan). The control system for a stairlift chair according to claim 1, wherein the interface module displays a screen, the screen comprising: a rising button, when the rising button is pressed by the user, the controller controls the The chair is displaced upwards on the first floor; a stop button is located below the up button, the controller controls the chair position when the stop button is pressed by the user; and a down button is located below the stop button When the down button is pressed by the user, the controller controls the chair to be displaced in a downward direction. The control system of the stairlift chair as described in claim 8 of the patent application, wherein the screen further comprises: A display floor corresponding to the floor signal, the display floor represents the floor where the chair lift is located, the display floor has an initial value of 1; and a lock button displays a close lock signal or an open lock signal. The control system of the stairlift chair according to claim 9, wherein the screen further comprises: a floor selection item having a plurality of designated floors, wherein the designated floor corresponds to the floor; and a designated floor start button, And driving the controller to displace the chair to one of the designated floors; wherein, when the lock button displays the close lock signal, the designated floor start button is turned on; when the lock button displays the open lock signal, the designation The floor start button is turned off.