Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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A SWITCHING SYSTEM
TEC I T~IC A T, I~TT~.T,D
The l~resent invention relates to a switching system capable of,
by means of both remote control switch and manual switch, executing
a switching olleration, in which users can ol?tionally turn on~off any
load among a l~lurality of loads in different l~laces from each other.
BACKGROUND ~\RT
Generally, there has been used a manual switch or ~ remote
control switch using a remote cuntroller in switching of l~,wer sul~l~ly.
However, conventional switching systems have drawbacks that users
15 always ol~erate the manual switches in their original places and carry
with a remote controller for a remote control switching.
DISCLOSU~T~ OF TTT~ INVT~TION
Therefore, to solve the above l~roblems, it is a~l object of the
l~resent invention to l~rovide a switching system which can switch
optionally the l~ower of loads set up in the other chamber in re~l~ective
chambers blocked off from each other.
Other object of the l~resent invention is t~ l~rovide ~ switching
system cal~able of checking an on/off state of a few loads at
resl~ective location.
Another object of the l~resent invention is to l~rovide a switching
system which can warn against a state of emergency between
sel~arated l~laces.
To accoml~lish the above objects of the present invention, there
is provided a switching system for switching l~ower being sul~plied to
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a plurality of luads the system comprising
electronic switching means I~rovided with at least two or mor~
switch sets each ()f which is coml~osed of switches cal~al~le of
controlling the loads respectively; load controlling means including E~
~lurality of load controllers that are electrically connected to each of
the switch sets in which each of load controllers is ol~erat~d according
to a control signal from an optional switch set of the electronic switch
means; and means for su~ lying the power to a desired load or for
cutting off it according to an outPut signal from the load controllin~
means.
BRT~l~ I)ES~RIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIGs. lA to lC are circuit diagrams of E~ switching system in
accordance with one embodiment of the l~resent invention;
FlGs. 2A fo 2C are circuit diagrams of a switchin~ system i
accordance with other embodiment ()f the present invention;
FIGs. 3A to 3C are circuit diagrams of a switching syst~m in
accordance with another embodiment of the l~resent invention;
FIG. ~ is a circuit diagram of a switching system in accordance
with further anotller ~mh~tlim~nt of the present invention;
FIGs 5A to 5C are concrete circu;t diagrams of the embodiment
of FIG.4;
FIG. 6 is a circu;t diagram of a sv~itching system in accordance
with further another eml~odiment of the present invention; and
FIG 7 is a sl~ecific circuit diagram of the embodiment of FIG.6.
:~EST MQ~ FOR CARRYING OUT T~l~ INVENTION
The embodiment of the l~resent invention will b~ describ~d
below with reference to the accoml~anying drawings.
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FIG. 1 illustrate a switching s~stem in accordance with one
embodiment of the present inventioll. The switching s~stem of this
embodiment is made ul~ of controlling each load in differ~nt loc~ltions,
in the case that a l~lurality of loads are seParately installecl in at least
5 two or more l~laces blocked off from e~ch other. This embodiment
shows that five loads can be controlled in each location sel~arated fr(1m
others, resl~ectively. The switching system in accordance with the
l~resent invention coml~rises electronic switching means 100, which are
composed of l~lurality of switch sets. Each of switch sets is
10 sel~arately arranged in isolated l~laces, including remote controllers
and or contact switches. ~ince each of switch sets is in th~ same
form, a first set will be onl~ described h~reinafter. However, a
fourth set in the drawing has no a remote controLer. an~l a fifth set
can control only any one l~redetermined load without a remote
15 controller.
The first switch set coml~rises a remote control switch that is
l~rovided v~ith a remote controller 20A and a receiving l~orti()n :~OA for
converting c~ corresponding signal from th~ remote controller 20A int~l
an electric signal, and switches 31A~ 35A which are as many as hve
20 loads comlected between a l~ower su~ ly l~art and outl~ut terminals of
the receiving l~ortion 30A. Here, the remote controller 20A can eml~
all integrated circuit such as TC9148P, and the receiving l~ortiun 30A
can use an integrated circuit such as TC9149P or TC915ûP.
One of load controlling units 200A ~ 200E are sel~arately
25 connected to the outl~ut terminals of each switch set, only the first
unit 200A of which will be described as the load controlling units
200A ~ 200E have the same constitution. An OUtl~Ut terminal of the
first switch set is coupled to a signal transmitter 60 via a matrix 50
by insertion of a DIP switch 40. An outl)ut signal of the signal
30 transmitter ~i0 is sul~l~lied to a signal decoder 71 which decodes the
transmitted control signal. and then the decoded signal is provided to
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a drivillg signal generator 73 which generates a driving signal to
control a correspollding load through matrix 72. The drivin~ signal
generator 73 controls each load according to the transmitt~d control
signal, to out~ t terminals of which transistors TRl~TRs as many as
5 five loads are coul led in series with Dhoto-coul~lers 41-45. Herc, th~
signal decod~r 71, matrix 7'2. driving signal generator 7.~ can employ
integrated circuits such as I~T3170, CD4028 and HD4027. resl~ectively.
On the other hand. a plurality of light emission diodes LED
which disl~lay a control state of each load are l~rovided to outt~ut
10 terminals of the d~-ivin~ signal generatur 73. Also, it is l~referred that
a DIP switcll 74 for manual control is l~rovided to the outl~ut t~rmin.~l
of the driving sigllal generator 73. In addition, a load selector 80,
coml~osed of ~ l~lurality of switches 81-85, is located between each of
transistors TR,-T~5 and l~hoto-coul~lers 41-45. When one of switches
15 of the load selector 80 is turncd on, a desircd load can be connect~d
to a corresDondin~ se~ Accordingly, if the first switch 81 of the
load selector ~0 is in an ~on" state and ~ control signal is sul)l~lied in
order to make a first load L, "on", a first transistor TR, is turncd on
and a first l~hoto- coul~ler 41 is ol~erated, thereby sul~l~lying thr l ~lwer
20 to the first load Ll.
On the othe]- hand, in the switching system in accordance with
the l~resent invention, alternating current l~ower is connected to zl first
load Ll through a first triac S~ as switching means. Also, second to
fifth loads L~- Ls are respectively arranged in l~arallel through second
25 to fifth triacs S~~Ss. Switches MSl-MSs are located between each of
triacs as electronic switching means and loads, and have functions of
controlling loads electronically and mrrh~nir~lly. Here, the electronic
switching means can utilize coil-type relay. When a first contactor
M, contacts with a first node (a), the load is electronically controlled.
30 When the first switch contactor M, contacts with a second node (b),
the load is mrrh,~llirally controlled. In a state that the first swit~h
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col1taetor M~ col1tacts with the second node (b), that is, in ~ n~ al
mechanical col1trc)l stat~, the secol1d switeh contaetor M~ l~lays a rol~
of turning on/off loads, for th~ role of whieh a tri-state mechanical
switch ean be eml~loyed.
A full-wave reetifier circuit BD~ that converts alternating current
into direct current is l~rovided to an alternating current inl~ut terminal.
A voltage stabilizer lO coul~led to an outl~ut terminal of the full-wave
rectifier eireuit BD Drovides l~uwer sul~l~ly to the system of the l~resent
invention. It can be easily understoc)d that direct current instead of
alternating current is used to accoml~lish techniques of th~ l~res~nt
invention .
F~~Fs not deseribed rel~resent fuses, whieh are installed in every
loads and l~revent damages due to the overload.
The ol~eration of the switching system in aceordance with onc-
embodiment of the l~resent invention will be deseribed below. First,
if the remote eontroLer 20A generates an infrared ray sign~l for
supl)lying the 170wer to the first load, the signal receiver .~OA receives
the infrared ray signal su~ lied from the remote eontrol~r 20A,
eonverts it to an eleetric signal and outl~uts the converted signal
through a first outl~ut terminal. The outl~ut signal is matehed through
the matrix 50 and modulated into a transmission signal in the signal
transmitter 60. The outl~ut signal of the signal transmitter 60 is
sul~l~lied to the signal deeoder 71, which decodes the transmitted
eontrol signal and l~rovides the deeoded signal to the driving signal
generator 73 which generates a driving signal to control the
corresl~onding load through the matrix 72. The driving signal
generator 73 drives the eorresl~onding LED and makes it to disl~lay
the load in aetion, and at the same time turns the first transistor TRl
'on'. Aeeordingly, driving of the first photo-eoul~ler 41 malces the
first triae S1 'on' and thereby the l~ower is supplied to the first load
Ll. Then, only the flrst switeh 81 of the load seleetor 80 is in an
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'011' statc. This embodimellt selects a signal transmission metho(l by
coding. but methods by volt~ge difference or digit~l sign~lls m~y bc
em~loyed.
To understand the subject embodiment, a circuit which includes
the first remote conkoller 20A, first receiver 30A and first l~ush buttol1
switches 31A-35A, is disl~osed in a first chamber. A circuit which
includes the second remote controller 20B, second receiv~r 30B and
secoL1d l~ush butto~l switche~ 31B~35B, is disl~osed in a second
chamber. Such a constitution l~rovides to easily understc~nd the fact
that the second remote controller 20B installed in the second chamber
can control thc first l(~ad L~ in the first chamber.
FIGs. 2A to ''C are circuit diagrams of a switching system ill
accordance with other embodiment of the l~resent invention. When
coml~ared with the Pmhor:im~ont of FIG. 1, this embodiment is identical
to that of FIG.1 ~ ith th~ excel~tion that each of loads is controlled
through the driving sign~l generator 73 of the first chamber The
coml~onents which l~erform the same functions as in FIG. 1 are
n~2t~1 with th~ same reference numerals. Accordingly, the second
to fifth load conh-olling units 200B ~ 200E include only the signal
transmitters 60 each of which is connected to the signal decoder 71 of
the first load cont~ olling unit 200A. Thus, we can fully know that
even though any switch set of the electronic switching means 100
installed in any ch;lmber worlis, the identical signal is sul~l~lied to the
signal decoder 71 of the first load controlling unit 200A via the signal
transmitter (;0 of t~le load controlling units 200A~200E connected with
each switch set. Those of ordinary skill in the art call fully
understand without further description concerning the constitLltion and
operation of the suhject Pmll~lim.ont
FIGs. 3A and 3B are circuit diagrams of a switching system in
accordance with another rmho~lim~nt of the l~resent invention This
embodiment provides a switching system which can warn against
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emergency betwe~ll isolated l~laces. When coml~arecl with th~
embodimellt of FIG 1, this embodiment is equal to th~t of FIG.1 with
the excel~tion that the io~ld selectors ~0 included in the load controlling
units 200A ~ 200E are removed, and thereby the outl~uts from each of
5 transistors are combined and electrically connected t() the
corresl~onding l~hoto-coul~ler, and means for warning, for examl~le, a
sl~eal;er is further provided.
Therefore, if a control signal is sul~l~lied from any switch set
installed in isolated l~laces, all the loads are ~im~ ousl~ ol~erated
10 and then the load c~)ntrolling units 200A~200E disl~lay a corresl~ondin~
l~osition through LED. Accordingly, a warning against the l~lace
where a state of emergency occurs is given.
FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a switching system in accordance
with furth~r another embodiment of the llresent invention. The device
15 of FIG. 4 is coml~osed of microchil~s eml~loyed with all integrated
circuit of I~';57C501G or IiS57C240~, and l~articularly comprises a
microcoml~uter and peripheral machineries which l~rogram the basic
SPEC. The device of this embodiment designates each load as each
of different addresses (I~rol~er number), and controls it on the basis of
20 the address. That is, a resl~ective switch endows different signals,
and includes a load selector 92 in which both each load an~l switch for
controlling the load are electrically selected and connected. A remote
signal receiving l~ortion 91 receives a power control signal which is
transmitted in an infrared form from the remote controller (not shown)
25 and sul~plies the signal to the mi.lu.or~ u~ 90. In the case that ~
addresses for each of loads may be d~ n~r~rl used is a load selector
92 eml~loying an integrated circuit of ~M93C4~i. A
transmitting-receiving unit 9~, eml~loyed by an integrate~l circuit of
74HC07, receives and transmits signals between other units which are
30 similar to the device of FIG.4.
Frist and second driving controllers 94 and 94', which may
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employ integratcd circuits of RA2fi51 and I~A2657 resl~ectively, drive a
LED disl~lay unit 9~ in order to disl~lay the opcration of a certain loa~l
in response to ail output signal of the microcoml~uter 90. On the
other hand, a loac~ controller 96 controls the powcr sullply to thc
5 corresponding load in response to an output signal of the
microcoml~uter 90. A second s~itching unit lOI is installed between
an output terminal of the load controller 96 and the load, in which z
tri-state mech.lnical gwitch lies so that its mechanical tyl~e mcly b~
switched ill case tllat its electronic tylle is out of order. In addition,
10 the device of FIG. 4 further comprises a button-tyl~ed first switchin~
unit 97. a confirmatory unit 98 and a load control limit unit 99.
FIG. 5A is ~ concrete circuit diagram for coml~onents of th~
embodiment of FI~, with which the ol~eration state and process of
each component~s will be further described. The microcomputer 90
15 controls th~ switching ol~eration of a switching unit 97, coml~c)se~l of a
l~lurality of switches 1--20, S)--Ss, controls so that a rem()te signal of
the remote receiving unit 91 ma~ be supl~lied to the load controller 96,
and drives transistors and coil-type relay according to the sul~l~lied
outl~ut signal, thereby making the load on or off. Also, the same
20 signal is sul~plied to the driving controllers 94 and 94' and an c~n/off
state is displayed red or green, separately.
The switchine system of FIG. 5A has the same constituti~n as
that of FIG.4, but is composed of a plurality of units, in which
tr,~ngmitting-receiving unit 93 is installed so that tbe same action such
25 as tr:~ncmisci-ln oE the same signal may be made. The switches S,--
Ss of tbe switcbin~ unit 97 are designed to control easily in th~
switch set of each room, and then the load selector 92, EEPROM for
setting an address, can be included so tbat a specific load may be
regulated by any button among each switch. Moreover, the device
30 comprises the load control limit unit 99 for limiting an on/off ol~eration
with respect to any sl~ecific load, and the confirmatory unit 98 for
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l~erforr~iing ALL OFF act;on and confirming a state of th~ LED
disl~lay.
The device of FIG. 5B is the same constitution and function as
that of FIG. 5A with the exception that the EEPROM for setting an
5 address is rel~laced with a DIP switch, in coml~arison with the device
of FIG. 5A, and a l~art of function is omitted ancl simplified.
Accordingly, since curtailment of manufacturing cost due to the
omission and reduction of a l~art of functions is achieved, and in the
constitution of the l~resent invention, a scheme that FIG. 5A is utilized
10 as a main control switch and FIG. 5B as a sub-control switch call be
considered. In this matter, the main control switch unit can em~ y
EEPROM and the sub-control switch unit can use the DIP switch for
the address setting of each load. In this case that the classifie~l main
control switch unit and sub-control switch unit are connected to the
15 switching system of the present invention, the main contrc)l switch
unit can l~erform all functions for turning on/off all loads connected to
the system and for monitoring their on/off states, where~s the
sub-control switch Ul~it may l~e controlled by the main control switch
unit and execute only a limited function to manil~ulate on/off states of
20 the connected loads. However, Both of them are of gre~t utility in
view of use and exl~ense.
FIG. 5C is a circuit diagram of a remocon in which a terminal of
a radio call receiver PAGER to the exterior is incorporated, which is
intended to control an on/off state of each load in the switching
25 system by phone. When the prol~er number and secret number of the
radio call receiver and the designated number of the switching system
are dialed, a signal of the tr,ln~mi~in~ unit 102 is sul~l~lied to the
remote receiving unit 91 of FIG. 5A by the ol~eration of the
microcomputer 105 and a remote control switching unit 104 through
30 exterior receiving terminal, thereby the corresl~onding load designated
by the microcoml~uter 90 is controlled to turn on/off.
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As descril~ed abov.t,~è~a'ch switch unit connect~d to the syst~m
can l~erform the assot iati-)n oDeratic)n by mutual communication.
When the l~resent invention comes into force, it is obvious in the
art that a sensor for sensing h~lmall b(,dy and heat may be arranged
and that a timcr, a device fur tr~n~mi~tin~, recording and tclt~recording
of image and sound. auto-conncction to home, a device for signal
tr~ncmis~it)n b~ wireless/wire and an alarm for disconnectioll can be
further added.
FIGs. 6 and 7 show constitution and circuitry of systems for
crime Dreventi()n, resl~ectively, and illustrate another cmb~)diment that
the constitution and function of FlGs. :~1 and 4 ar~ al~Dlietl. Each
switcll unit of I;IG. ~ i9 insta~led in each chamber of th~ door. whil~
switch units for a security system of FIG. 6 are set ul~ in the next
doors joined or isolated locatiolls, resl~ectively. In case of emcrgency,
first a transmission signal from switching unit 97' makes an alarm
generato} 9~';' gellerate an alarm. At the same time, the LED
disl~lay unit 95' di~ lays on the LED what the corresl~onding address
of the transmissior, signal flickers. In each joined h~)uses, th~ mod~
selector 98' designiltt~s its l~rol~er address. and the memor~ settill~ ~Init
92' stores the final registration number of affiliated houses so as to
check a state of tlict~t)nnt~t~tifl)~ For the purl~ose of m~lximi7il~ a
reach distance in mutual communication between each unit, signal
~mlllifif,l~ion or modulation in the known art can be utilized with
wire/wireless communication methods.
Although furtLIer descril~tion with r~sl~ect to the rest constitution
and oDeration is omitted, the above-described major Lloints of the
present invention will be fully understood by those of ordinary skill in
the art.
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INDUSTRT~T. l\P~LICARITTT~ . --
As describ~d above, a switching system in accordanc~ with th~
present invention can be applied as systems for crime l~revention,
5 control a desired load in user's convenient l)lace, perform a mutual
switching ol)eration by means of both a manual switch and a remote
controller, display states of each load and selectively stop the ol~eration
of an unused switching circuit. Therefore, the switching system
l~rovides great advantages, such as convenience of user's swit~hing
10 ol~eration as well as l~l)wer-saving efficie~lcy.
