WO2014091689A1 - Switch system and wall switch using same - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, when a turning-off operation is performed that collectively turns off a plurality of illumination fixtures (3) using a second switch device (2), a wireless communication unit (23) transmits a turning-off command, which turns off the corresponding illumination fixture (3), to each first switch device (1). When the wireless communication unit (16) of the first switch devices (1) receives a turning-off command, a signal processing unit (11) turns off an illumination fixture (3) and returns a reply signal indicating turning-off completion to the second switch device (2) from the wireless communication unit (16). When a wireless communication unit (23) receives the reply signal from all of the plurality of first switch devices (1), a signal processing unit (21) illuminates an LED (24), for example in the color green, thus notifying that all of the illumination fixtures (3) have been turned off.

Description

Switch system and wall switch used therefor

The present invention relates to a switch system and a wall switch used therefor.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2008-227830 includes an operation unit for performing an operation for turning on or off a lighting fixture, and a control unit for turning on or off the lighting fixture in accordance with an operation of the operation unit. An air switching system is disclosed. In this air switching system, the operation unit includes a manual switch. When the manual switch is operated, a radio signal corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the operation unit to the control unit, and the control unit turns on or off the lighting fixture.

In the air switching system described in the above-mentioned document 1, it is possible to switch on / off a desired lighting fixture by operating a manual switch of an operation switch corresponding to the desired lighting fixture. However, for example, when going out, if you want to turn off all of the multiple lighting fixtures in the house, you must turn off the lights using multiple operation switches that correspond to each of the multiple lighting fixtures. There was a problem that it took time and effort.

In addition, since the wireless communication is performed between the operation switch and the control unit, the control unit cannot receive a wireless signal transmitted from the operation switch due to a communication error, and the lighting apparatus is not operated despite the light-off operation. There was a possibility that it would continue to light. In this case, if the operation switch is installed near the luminaire, the person who operated the operation switch can visually check the operation state of the luminaire, so that the luminaire operates in a state different from the operation content. I can grasp that. However, if the operation switch is installed at a location away from the lighting equipment, the person who operated the operation switch cannot directly check the operating state of the lighting equipment. There is a problem that it is not easy to confirm whether or not it is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to easily perform an operation of turning off a plurality of lighting fixtures at once and to turn off the plurality of lighting fixtures. It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch system and a wall switch used therefor.

The switch system of the present invention includes a plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)) and a second switch device (2). The plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)) are provided corresponding to the plurality of lighting fixtures (3 (3a, 3b, 3c)). Each of the multiple first switch devices 1 is associated with at least one of the multiple lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c). Each of the plurality of first switch devices (1) includes a first operation input unit (11, 12) that receives an operation for switching on and off of the corresponding lighting fixture (3), and a first wireless that performs wireless communication. The lighting device (3) corresponding to the operation received by the communication unit (16) and the first operation input unit (11, 12) and the control command received by the first wireless communication unit (16) are turned on and off. The lighting control part (11, 13) to control is provided. The second switch device (2) collects a plurality of lighting fixtures (3 (3a, 3b, 3c)) provided corresponding to the plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)). The second operation input unit (21, 22) that receives a turn-off operation for turning it off, the second wireless communication unit (23) that performs wireless communication, and a plurality of lighting fixtures (3 (3a, 3b, 3c)) Is provided with a notification unit (24, 25) for notifying that the light is extinguished. When the second operation input unit (21, 22) accepts the turn-off operation, the second switch device (2) is connected to a plurality of lighting fixtures (3 (3a, 3b, 3c) by the second wireless communication unit (23). ) Is transmitted to a plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)). In each first switch device (1), when the first wireless communication unit (16) receives the control command transmitted from the second wireless communication unit (23), the lighting control unit (11, 13) responds. The lighting fixture (3) is turned off, and a reply signal indicating completion of turning off is transmitted from the first wireless communication unit (16) to the second switch device (2). When the second wireless communication unit (23) receives reply signals from all of the plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)), the second switch device (2) 3 (3a, 3b, 3c)) is notified by the notification unit (24, 25).

In one embodiment, the second switch device (2) causes the notification units (24, 25) to operate in the first notification state when the second operation input unit (21, 22) receives a turn-off operation. When the second switch device (2) receives the return signal from all of the plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)) after transmitting the control command, the notification unit (24, 25) Are operated in the second notification state. The second switch device (2) did not receive a reply signal from at least one of the plurality of first switch devices (1 (1a, 1b, 1c)) within a predetermined time after transmitting the control command. The notification unit (24, 25) is operated in the third notification state.

The wall switch of the present invention is a wall switch used in the above switch system, the switch body (40) used in a state of being attached to the wall, the first operation input unit (11, 12), The first switch device (1) includes the first wireless communication unit (16) and the lighting control unit (11, 13). Or the wall switch of this invention is a wall switch used for said switch system, Comprising: The switch main body (50) used in the state attached to the wall, and 2nd operation input part (21, 22), The second switch unit (2) includes a second wireless communication unit (23) and a notification unit (24, 25).

In the switch system of the present invention, when the second operation input unit of the second switch device accepts the turn-off operation, a control command for turning off the luminaire is transmitted from the second wireless communication unit, and this control command is sent to each first switch device. When the first wireless communication unit receives, the lighting control unit turns off the corresponding lighting fixture. Therefore, it is possible to turn off a plurality of lighting fixtures corresponding to a plurality of first switching devices at once by simply performing a turning-off operation with one second switching device, even when the number of lighting fixtures is large. The operation of turning off a plurality of lighting fixtures at once can be easily performed. In addition, immediately after the turn-off operation, the notification unit does not notify that all the lighting fixtures are turned off, but receives a reply signal indicating that the corresponding lighting fixtures have been turned off from all the first switch devices. After that, since the notification unit notifies that all the lighting fixtures are turned off, it can be easily confirmed that all the lighting fixtures could not be turned off due to a communication error or the like.

The wall switch of the present invention is used in the above switch system, and the first switch device and the second switch device are constituted by wall switches. Therefore, the first switch device and the second switch device are used in a state where they are attached to the wall. it can. In addition, as described above, it is possible to easily perform a turn-off operation for turning off a plurality of lighting fixtures at once, and the notification unit does not notify that all the lighting fixtures have been turned off after the turn-off operation. It can be easily confirmed that all lighting fixtures could not be turned off due to an error or the like.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a first switch device used in the switch system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram of a second switch device used in the above switch system. It is a system configuration figure showing typically the whole switch system composition. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of a switch system same as the above.

Embodiments of a switch system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 3.

FIG. 2 is a schematic system configuration diagram of the switch system. The switch system is provided corresponding to a plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c), and a plurality of second lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) are switched in accordance with operations. The one switch device 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) and the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) corresponding to the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) are turned off collectively. A second switch device 2 is provided. This switch system is for switching lighting and extinguishing of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) installed in rooms R1, R2, R3 in a house, for example. The first switch device 1a is in the room R1 in which the corresponding lighting fixture 3a is installed, the first switch device 1b is in the room R2 in which the corresponding lighting fixture 3b is installed, and the first switch device 1c is in the corresponding lighting. It is installed in the room R3 in which the appliance 3c is installed. Moreover, the 2nd switch apparatus 2 is installed in the entrance E1, for example. In the following description, each of the first switch devices 1a, 1b, 1c will be described as the first switch device 1a, 1b, 1c, and a plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) will be described. ) Is described as the first switch device 1. The same applies to the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c).

Each lighting fixture 3 uses a light emitting diode (not shown) as a light source, and is connected to an AC power source AC via the first switch device 1.

1st switch apparatus 1 is provided with switching element SW1 connected in series with the lighting fixture 3 and AC power supply AC, as shown to FIG. 1A. The switching element SW1 is composed of a semiconductor power device such as a triac or IGBT. The first switch device 1 turns on or off the lighting fixture 3 by turning on / off the switching element SW1. Moreover, the 1st switch apparatus 1 supplies the alternating current power supply voltage by which the conduction | electrical_connection phase angle was adjusted to the lighting fixture 3 by controlling the conduction | electrical_connection phase angle which turns ON switching element SW1 for every half cycle of AC power supply AC. The light fixture 3 has a function of dimming. In addition, the 1st switch apparatus 1 is the step light control which switches the light control level of the lighting fixture 3 in steps to the preset light control level according to operation (tap operation) which taps the operation area mentioned later with a finger | toe. It has a function. In addition, the control content which the 1st switch apparatus 1 controls the lighting fixture 3 according to operation is mentioned later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first switch device 1 includes a container body (switch body) 40. The container 40 is formed in a box shape from a synthetic resin, and the shape of the container 40 viewed from the front is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape (the vertical direction is longer than the horizontal direction). The container 40 is attached to the wall using an attachment frame (not shown) used for attaching the embedded wiring device to the wall. A decorative frame 42 is attached to the front side of the mounting frame, and the front surface of the container 40 is exposed from the central opening 43 of the decorative frame 42. The mounting frame is a conventionally well-known frame as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-74936, and therefore illustration and description thereof are omitted.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram of the first switch device 1. The first switch device 1 includes a signal processing unit 11, a plurality of touch sensors 12, a phase control circuit 13, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) 14, a buzzer 15, drive circuits 14a and 15a, and wireless A communication unit 16 (first wireless communication unit), a memory 17, and a power supply circuit 18 are provided. A substrate (not shown) on which the circuit shown in FIG. 1A is formed is housed inside the container body 40.

The signal processing unit 11 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer and performs overall control of the first switch device 1. The signal processing unit 11 controls the lighting state of the lighting fixture 3 based on the detection result of the touch sensor 12.

Each touch sensor 12 is composed of a capacitance type sensor, and the output of the touch sensor 12 is input to the signal processing unit 11.

The touch sensor 12 is disposed on the back side of the front wall of the body 40. The front wall of the container 40 includes an operation area 41 that is an area where the touch sensor 12 is provided on the back side. The number of touch sensors 12 may be one or more, and the number of touch sensors 12 necessary to cover the operation area 41 provided on the front wall of the body 40 is provided on the front wall of the body 40. Located on the back side. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, six touch sensors 12 are arranged on the back side of the front wall of the body 40. Since the container 40 is made of a synthetic resin, when the finger touches the operation region 41 of the container 40 to perform a touch operation, the capacitance value of the touch sensor 12 near the back side of the part touched by the finger. Changes, and the output changes accordingly. Note that the touch sensor 12 is not limited to the capacitance type, and a known detection type such as a resistive film type can be used.

The phase control circuit 13 controls on / off of the switching element SW1 connected in series with the lighting fixture 3 and the AC power supply AC in accordance with a control command from the signal processing unit 11. When the phase control circuit 13 always turns off the switching element SW1, the lighting fixture 3 is turned off. Further, when the phase control circuit 13 controls the conduction phase angle of the switching element SW1 in accordance with the control command, the AC power supply voltage with the conduction phase angle adjusted is supplied to the lighting fixture 3, and the lighting fixture 3 is set to the conduction phase angle. Lights at the appropriate dimming level. Here, the signal processing unit 11 and the phase control circuit 13 (with the switching element SW1) constitute a lighting control unit that controls the lighting state of the corresponding lighting fixture 3.

Each of the plurality of LEDs 14 is composed of, for example, RGB full-color light emitting diodes. The number of LEDs 14 may be one or more.

The drive circuit 14a individually controls the lighting and extinction of the plurality of LEDs 14 and, if they are to be lit, individually according to the input signal from the signal processing unit 11. The signal processing unit 11 turns on the LED 14 in green when the lighting fixture 3 is turned off to display the position of the first switch device 1, and turns on the LED 14 in red when the lighting fixture 3 is turned on. Indicates that is lit.

The buzzer 15 is housed inside the body 40.

The drive circuit 15a notifies that the operation by the operator has been accepted by ringing the buzzer 15 in response to the input signal from the signal processing unit 11.

The wireless communication unit 16 includes, for example, a specific low-power wireless module, and transmits or receives a wireless signal to or from the second switch device 2 via the antenna 16a housed in the body 40.

The memory 17 is composed of an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM. In the memory 17, set values of a plurality of dimming levels (first dimming level and second dimming level) for lighting the lighting fixture 3 in step dimming, and the own device (the first device provided with the memory 17). The identification ID assigned to one switching device 1) and the identification ID of the second switching device 2 associated with the own device are registered.

The power supply circuit 18 includes an AC / DC converter (indicated as “AC / DC” in the figure) 18a and an LDO (Low DropOut) regulator (indicated as “LDO” in the figure) 18b. The AC / DC converter 18a converts AC power supplied from the commercial AC power supply AC into DC. The LDO regulator 18b steps down the output voltage of the AC / DC converter 18a to a predetermined voltage and supplies it to the signal processor 11. The configuration of the power supply circuit 18 is not limited to this embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.

The signal processing unit 11 of the first switch device 1 detects a tap operation (in particular, a single tap operation and a double tap operation) in which the operator taps the operation area 41 with a finger based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12. Here, of the tap operations, an operation of tapping the operation area 41 with a finger within a predetermined time is referred to as a single tap operation, and an operation of tapping the operation area 41 with a finger within a predetermined time is referred to as a continuous tap operation. Of the continuous tap operations, an operation in which the operation area 41 is tapped twice with a finger within a predetermined time is referred to as a double tap operation. The predetermined time is a time that can be regarded as a plurality of touch operations being continuously performed, and is set to a time of, for example, about 0.5 seconds to 1 second.

When the signal processing unit 11 detects a single tap operation based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12 in a state where the lighting fixture 3 is turned off, the signal processing unit 11 reads the setting value of the first dimming level from the memory 17, and first The lighting fixture 3 is turned on at the dimming level. When the signal processing unit 11 detects a double tap operation based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12 in a state where the lighting fixture 3 is turned off, the signal processing unit 11 reads the setting value of the second dimming level from the memory 17, and The lighting fixture 3 is turned on at a second dimming level that is brighter than the dimming level. When the signal processing unit 11 detects a single tap operation based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12 while the lighting fixture 3 is lit at the first dimming level or the second dimming level, the signal processing unit 11 turns off the lighting fixture 3. Let Further, when the signal processing unit 11 detects a double tap operation based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12 while the lighting fixture 3 is lit, the signal processing unit 11 changes the dimming level of the lighting fixture 3 from the first dimming level to the second dimming level. The dimming level or the second dimming level is switched to the first dimming level.

The signal processing unit 11 may be configured to detect three or more continuous tap operations based on the detection output of the touch sensor 12. The signal processing unit 11 may be configured not to change the lighting state of the lighting fixture 3 when three or more continuous tap operations are detected, or to operate in the same manner as when a double tap operation is detected. It may be configured.

In the present embodiment, the lighting operation for turning on the lighting fixture 3 and the turning-off operation for turning off the lighting fixture 3 (that is, an operation for switching the lighting fixture 3 on and off) are performed on the operation region 41 of the body 40. It consists of a tapping operation with a finger (single tap operation or double tap operation). And the 1st operation input part which receives lighting operation and light extinction operation is comprised by the touch sensor 12 and the signal processing part 11 which detects single tap operation or double tap operation based on the sensor output of the touch sensor 12. Yes.

It should be noted that the dimming level of the lighting fixture 3 is not limited to two stages, and setting values of three or more dimming levels may be stored in the memory 17. In this case, for example, a third dimming level brighter than the first and second dimming levels may be selected in response to three or more continuous tap operations.

The first operation input unit is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and the first operation input unit may be configured by a switch such as a push button switch.

Moreover, although the 1st switch apparatus 1 of this embodiment has a step light control function, it has the continuous light control function which changes continuously the light control level of the corresponding lighting fixture 3 according to operation. Also good. For example, the 1st switch apparatus 1 may change the light control level of the corresponding lighting fixture 3 continuously according to the slide operation which traces the operation area | region 41 with a finger | toe. The first switch device 1 may be an on / off switch that does not have a dimming function and that turns on or turns off the luminaire 3 according to an operation.

Next, the configuration of the second switch device 2 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG. 1B. As shown in FIG. 2, the container body (switch body) 50 included in the second switch device 2 is formed in a box shape from a synthetic resin like the container body 40 of the first switch device 1. The shape of 50 when viewed from the front is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape (longer in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction). The container 50 is attached to the wall using an attachment frame (not shown) used for attaching the embedded wiring device to the wall. A decorative frame 52 is attached to the front side of the mounting frame, and the front surface of the container 50 is exposed from the central opening 53 of the decorative frame 52.

The second switch device 2 includes a signal processing unit 21, a plurality of touch sensors 22, a wireless communication unit 23 (second wireless communication unit), a light emitting diode (LED) 24, a buzzer 25, a drive circuit 24a, 25a, a memory 26, and a power supply circuit 27. A substrate (not shown) on which the circuit shown in FIG. 1B is formed is housed inside the vessel 50.

The signal processing unit 21 is composed of, for example, a microcomputer and performs overall control of the second switch device 2.

Each touch sensor 22 is composed of a capacitive sensor, and the output of the touch sensor 22 is input to the signal processing unit 21.

The touch sensor 22 is disposed on the back side of the front wall of the body 50. The front wall of the container 50 includes an operation area 51 which is an area where the touch sensor 22 is provided on the back side. The number of touch sensors 22 may be one or more, and the number of touch sensors 22 necessary to cover the operation area 51 provided on the front wall of the container 50 is provided on the front wall of the container 50. Located on the back side. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, six touch sensors 22 are arranged on the back side of the front wall of the container body 50. Since the container 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, when a finger touches the operation area 51 of the container 50 to perform a touch operation, the capacitance value of the touch sensor 22 near the back side of the part touched by the finger. Changes, and the output changes accordingly. Note that the touch sensor 22 is not limited to the capacitance type, and a known detection type such as a resistive film type can be used.

In the second switch device 2, when the signal processing unit 21 detects a tap operation by tapping the operation region 51 with a finger based on the output of the touch sensor 22, the corresponding lighting fixtures 3 (3 a, 3 b, 3 c) are collectively displayed. Then, a turn-off command for turning off the light is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 23 by a wireless signal. Here, the turn-off operation for turning off the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) at once is a tap operation in which the operation area 51 of the body 50 is tapped with a finger. And the 2nd operation input part which receives operation which turns off collectively the several lighting fixture 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) detects tap operation based on touch sensor 22 and the sensor output of touch sensor 22 And a signal processing unit 21 that performs processing. The second operation input unit is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and the second operation input unit may be configured by a switch such as a push button switch. Further, the signal processing unit 21 may change the determination as to whether or not the turn-off operation has been performed according to the number of tap operations detected by the touch sensor 22. For example, the signal processing unit 21 may determine that the turn-off operation has been performed when a single tap operation is detected, and may determine that the turn-off operation has not been performed when a continuous tap operation is detected.

The wireless communication unit 23 includes, for example, a specific low-power wireless module, and transmits or receives a wireless signal to / from each first switch device 1 via an antenna 23 a housed in the body 50.

The LED 24 is composed of, for example, an RGB full-color light emitting diode, and is disposed near the center of the operation region 51 on the back side of the front wall of the container 50. In addition, the front wall of the container 50 is formed to a thickness that allows the light emission of the LED 24 to pass therethrough.

The drive circuit 24a controls turning on / off of the LED 24 and the emission color when the LED 24 is turned on according to the input signal from the signal processing unit 21.

The buzzer 25 is housed inside the container 50.

The drive circuit 25 a sounds the buzzer 25 according to the input signal from the signal processing unit 21.

The memory 26 is composed of an electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM. The memory 26 stores the identification ID assigned to the own device (second switch device 2) and the identification IDs of a plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) associated in advance.

The power supply circuit 27 includes an AC / DC converter (indicated as “AC / DC” in the figure) 27a and an LDO (Low DropOut) regulator (indicated as “LDO” in the figure) 27b. The AC / DC converter 27a converts AC power supplied from the commercial AC power supply AC into DC. The LDO regulator 27 b steps down the output voltage of the AC / DC converter 27 a to a predetermined voltage and supplies it to the signal processor 21. The configuration of the power supply circuit 27 is not limited to this embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate.

Moreover, the signal processing unit 21 includes a timer (not shown). The timer starts measuring time when a turn-off operation is accepted by the operation input unit. The signal processing unit 21 changes the state of the notification unit according to the tap operation detected by the touch sensor 22 and the time measured by the timer.

The signal processing unit 21 operates the notification unit in a normal state during normal times. The signal processing unit 21 causes the notification unit to operate in the first notification state when a turn-off operation is received by the operation input unit. When the signal processing unit 21 receives the return signal from all of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) after transmitting the control command, the signal processing unit 21 changes the notification unit (different from the first notification state). ) Operate in the second notification state. The signal processing unit 21 notifies when a reply signal is not received from at least one of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) within a predetermined time after transmitting the control command. The unit is operated in a third notification state (different from the first and second notification states). In other words, the signal processing unit 21 did not receive a reply signal from at least one of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) even when the time counted by the timer exceeded a predetermined time. The notification unit is operated in the third notification state.

Next, the operation of the switch system of this embodiment will be described. At the time of construction of the switch system, the identification ID of the second switch device 2 is registered in each of the first switch devices 1a, 1b, 1c, and the plurality of first switch devices to be controlled are registered in the second switch device 2. It is assumed that an identification ID of 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) is set.

Each first switch device 1 switches on / off the corresponding lighting fixture 3 according to an operation (single tap operation or double tap operation) of tapping the operation area 41 with a finger, and adjusts according to the double tap operation at the time of lighting. Switch the light level.

Here, for example, when the user goes out, the operation of turning off the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) in the rooms R1, R2, R3 at once using the second switch device 2 installed in the entrance E1 is shown in FIG. This will be described based on the sequence diagram.

When the user performs a tap operation on the operation area 51 of the second switch device 2, the signal processing unit 21 of the second switch device 2 determines that the turn-off operation has been performed based on the detection result of the touch sensor 22. When the signal processing unit 21 determines that the turn-off operation has been performed, a control command (turn-off command) for turning off the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) is sent from the wireless communication unit 23 to all the first switch devices 1 ( Wireless transmission (broadcast transmission) to 1a, 1b, 1c) (process S1 in FIG. 3). Further, the signal processing unit 21 controls the drive circuit 24a to blink the LED 24 (first notification state), thereby notifying the user that the turn-off operation has been accepted. In normal times, the signal processing unit 21 controls the drive circuit 24a to light the LED 24 in, for example, green (normal state), and displays the position of the second switch device 2 by the light emission of the LED 24.

When the signal processing unit 11 of each of the first switch devices 1a, 1b, and 1c receives a turn-off command wirelessly transmitted from the second switch device 2, the corresponding lighting fixtures 3a, 3b, and 3c are turned off (see FIG. 3). Process S2, S3, S4).

The signal processing unit 11 of the first switch device 1a sends a reply signal indicating completion of turning off to the wireless communication unit when a waiting time t1 set according to the identification ID of the own device has passed since the turning off control. 16 is wirelessly transmitted to the second switch device 2 (step S5 in FIG. 3).

Further, the signal processing unit 11 of the first switch device 1b wirelessly communicates a reply signal indicating the completion of turning off when the waiting time t2 set according to the identification ID of the own device has passed since the turning off control. Wireless transmission is performed from the unit 16 to the second switch device 2 (step S6 in FIG. 3).

In addition, the signal processing unit 11 of the first switch device 1c wirelessly communicates a reply signal indicating completion of turning-off when a waiting time t3 set according to the identification ID of the own device has passed since the turning-off control was performed. Wireless transmission is performed from the unit 16 to the second switch device 2 (step S7 in FIG. 3). The waiting times t1, t2, and t3 are set to times obtained by multiplying the first digit of the identification ID by a predetermined coefficient, for example.

After the wireless communication unit 23 of the second switch device 2 wirelessly transmits a turn-off command, the wireless communication unit 23 waits to receive a reply signal from the first switch device 1 (1a, 1b, 1c). Is received, the received reply signal is output to the signal processing unit 21. When the signal processing unit 21 receives reply signals from all the first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) to be controlled (processing S8 in FIG. 3), the drive circuit 24a is driven and the LED 24 is lit in green. (Second notification state), it is notified that all the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) are extinguished (processing S9 in FIG. 3). The signal processing unit 21 drives the drive circuit 25a to sound a notification sound (for example, “pi”) from the buzzer 25, thereby turning off all the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c). You may be notified of this.

Further, the signal processing unit 21 must be able to receive reply signals from all the first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) after a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) elapses after the turn-off command is transmitted. For example, the drive circuit 24a is driven to cause the LED 24 to blink at a high speed (a shorter cycle than when the turn-off operation is accepted) (third notification state). Thereby, a user can be notified that all the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) are not extinguished due to a communication error or the like.

As described above, the switch system of this embodiment includes a plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) and a second switch device 2. The plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) are provided corresponding to the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c). Each of the plurality of first switch devices 1 is associated with at least one of the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c).

Each of the plurality of first switch devices 1 includes a first operation input unit, a lighting control unit, and a first wireless communication unit (wireless communication unit 16) that performs wireless communication. The first operation input unit includes the touch sensor 12 and the signal processing unit 11 and receives an operation for switching on and off of the corresponding lighting fixture 3. The lighting control unit includes a signal processing unit 11 and a phase control circuit 13, and the corresponding lighting fixture 3 is turned on and off according to the operation received by the first operation input unit and the control command received by the first wireless communication unit. To control.

The second switch device 2 includes a second operation input unit, a second wireless communication unit (wireless communication unit 23) that performs wireless communication, and a notification unit. The second operation input unit includes a touch sensor 22 and a signal processing unit 21, and a plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) corresponding to the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c). Accepts a turn-off operation to turn off all at once. The notification unit includes an LED 24 (and a buzzer 25), and notifies that a plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) are extinguished.

Then, when the second operation input unit accepts the turn-off operation, the second switch device 2 causes the second wireless communication unit to turn off the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c) (turn-off command). Is transmitted to a plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c). In each first switch device 1, when the first wireless communication unit receives the control command (turn-off command) transmitted from the second wireless communication unit, the lighting control unit turns off the corresponding lighting fixture 3 and turns off the light. A reply signal indicating completion is returned from the first wireless communication unit to the second switch device 2. When the second wireless communication unit receives the reply signals from all of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c), the second switch device 2 is connected to all the lighting fixtures 3 (3a, 3b, 3c). Is notified by the notification unit.

Thereby, when the second operation input unit of the second switch device 2 accepts the turn-off operation, a turn-off command is wirelessly transmitted from the second wireless communication unit. In each first switch device 1, when the first wireless communication unit receives this turn-off command, the lighting control unit turns off the corresponding lighting fixture 3. Therefore, only by performing a turning-off operation with one second switch device 2, a plurality of lighting fixtures 3 corresponding to each of the plurality of first switching devices 1 can be turned off collectively. Even when there are a large number of lamps, it is possible to easily turn off a plurality of lighting fixtures 3 at once. In addition, when the user performs an extinguishing operation using the second switch device 2, it is possible to confirm that all the lighting fixtures 3 are extinguished by notification from the notification unit. Therefore, the user is provided with the second switch device 2. It can be confirmed that all the lighting fixtures 3 are turned off without moving from the place. In addition, immediately after the turn-off operation, the notification unit does not notify that all the lighting fixtures 3 are turned off, but returns a reply indicating that the corresponding lighting fixtures 3 have been turned off from all the first switch devices 1. After the signal is received, the notification unit notifies that all the lighting fixtures 3 are turned off, so that it can be easily confirmed that all the lighting fixtures 3 cannot be turned off due to a communication error or the like. Furthermore, since the first switch device 1 and the second switch device 2 perform wireless communication and there is no need to wire between them, it is possible to easily cope with the addition of the first switch device 1.

Further, in the switch system of the present embodiment, the second switch device 2 operates the notification unit in the first notification state when the second operation input unit receives a turn-off operation. When the second switch device 2 receives the return signals from all of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c), the second switch device 2 sets the notification unit (different from the first notification state) to the second Operate in the notification state. Further, the second switch device 2 notifies when a reply signal is not received from at least one of the plurality of first switch devices 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) within a predetermined time after transmitting the control command. The unit is operated in a third notification state (different from the first and second notification states).

Thereby, the user turns off all the lighting fixtures 3 due to the fact that all the lighting fixtures 3 are turned off (the second switch device 2 has received a reply signal from all the first switching devices 1) and a communication error. It is easy to confirm that it was not possible.

Moreover, the 1st switch apparatus 1 used for the switch system of this embodiment is comprised by the wall switch provided with the container 40 used in the state attached to the wall. Similarly, the 2nd switch apparatus 2 used for the switch system of this embodiment is comprised with the wall switch provided with the container 50 used in the state attached to the wall.

Thus, since the first switch device 1 and the second switch device 2 are configured by the wall switch, the first switch device 1 and the second switch device 2 can be used in a state of being attached to the wall. Further, as described above, it is possible to easily perform the operation of turning off the plurality of lighting fixtures 3 at once, and the notification unit does not perform notification that all the lighting fixtures 3 are turned off after the turning-off operation. It can be easily confirmed that all the lighting fixtures 3 could not be turned off due to a communication error or the like.

A plurality of lighting fixtures 3 may be provided for one first switch device 1. In this case, when the first switch device 1 receives a control command for turning off the lighting fixture 3 from the second switch device 2, the first switching device 1 turns off the corresponding plurality of lighting fixtures 3 at once.

Claims (4)

A first operation input unit that receives an operation for switching between lighting and extinguishing of a corresponding lighting fixture, a first wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication, an operation that is received by the first operation input unit, and the first wireless communication unit. A plurality of first switch devices each including a lighting control unit that controls lighting and extinguishing of the corresponding lighting fixture according to the received control command;
A second operation input unit that receives a turn-off operation for turning off a plurality of lighting fixtures corresponding to the plurality of first switch devices at once; a second wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication; and the plurality of lighting units A second switch device provided with a notification unit for notifying that the appliance has been turned off,
When the second operation input unit accepts the turn-off operation, the second wireless communication unit transmits a control command to turn off the plurality of lighting fixtures to the plurality of first switch devices,
In each of the plurality of first switch devices, when the first wireless communication unit receives the control command transmitted from the second wireless communication unit, the lighting control unit turns off the corresponding lighting fixture. Then, a reply signal indicating completion of turning off is transmitted from the first wireless communication unit to the second switch device,
When the second wireless communication unit receives the return signal from all of the plurality of first switch devices, the notification unit notifies that the second switch device has turned off all of the plurality of lighting fixtures. A switch system characterized by notifying. The second switch device includes:
When the second operation input unit accepts the turn-off operation, the notification unit is operated in the first notification state,
When the reply signal is received from all of the plurality of first switch devices, the notification unit is operated in the second notification state,
When the reply signal is not received from at least one of the plurality of first switch devices within a predetermined time after transmitting the control command, the notification unit is operated in a third notification state. The switch system according to claim 1, wherein: A wall switch used in the switch system according to claim 1 or 2,
A switch body used in a state of being mounted on a wall, the first operation input unit, the first wireless communication unit, and the lighting control unit, and constitutes the first switch device, Wall switch to do. A wall switch used in the switch system according to claim 1 or 2,
A switch main body used in a state of being attached to a wall, the second operation input unit, the second wireless communication unit, and the notification unit are configured to constitute the second switch device. Wall switch.

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