The invention relates to the field of artificial intelligence, in particular to an smart switch panel and an smart remote control switch system.
With the rapid development of Internet of Things technology, the concept of intelligent life is constantly affecting people of all ages. Smart control switches are slowly entering people's lives, and their convenient use is highly sought after by young people. At the same time, this concept is also liked by some special groups, such as some people who have just undergone surgery, elders or physically handicapped people. Because of their inconvenience in daily activities, they are more eager for a product that can make them have a better life and a higher quality of life. However, some smart control switches on the market today are almost different in size from the existing switches, which is a little impractical for some elderly people with limited mobility due to accidental injuries or older ages, because if you want to install the smart switch, you need to perform secondary treatment on the switch on the wall, either expanding the switch hole or filling the switch hole, or even removing the original switch and installing a new switch. This not only causes the waste of the original switch, but also brings about potential safety hazards.
In addition, there are mainly two types of switches on the market: toggle switch and rocker switch. Some smart control switches can only be suitable for one type of switch, and cannot be compatible with various types of switches, and the market audience is limited.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an smart switch panel to solve the problems of complicated installation, poor versatility and waste of resources when modifying the existing switch by the current smart switch.
In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, an smart switch panel is provided, comprising: a housing; an actuating device arranged in the housing; a microprocessor arranged in the housing which controls the actuating device, wherein the actuating device includes a rotating rod and a driving member, the rotating rod cooperates with the driving member and is configured to drive the driving member to translate when the rotating rod rotates.
In an embodiment, an outer surface of the rotating rod is provided with a helical groove extending in an axial direction, and the driving member is provided with a protrusion on one side thereof for cooperating with the helical groove.
In an embodiment, the driving member is further provided with a protruding block on a side thereof opposite to the protrusion, which cooperates with a corresponding structure on the housing to limit the driving member vertically.
In an embodiment, the driving member is provided with a central opening cooperating with a toggle switch, and the central opening is formed by side plates surrounding, and the driving member is provided with a driving pressing block at a bottom thereof for cooperating with a rocker switch.
In an embodiment, the driving pressing block is located at a bottom of the side plate where the protrusion and the protruding block are provided, and the driving pressing block extends integrally from the bottom of the side plate.
In an embodiment, the housing includes a main body, which has an upper surface cooperating with the cover and a lower surface cooperating with the switch to be controlled, the lower surface is provided with first connecting portions for cooperating with the rocker switch and second connecting portions for cooperating with the toggle switch.
In an embodiment, the first connecting portions are disposed on both ends of the lower surface, and the second connecting portions are disposed between the first connecting portions.
In an embodiment, the smart switch panel further includes connecting members, and the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions are formed by a plurality of protruding elastic tabs enclosing in an arc shape on the lower surface and are used to cooperate with the connecting members respectively.
In an embodiment, the connecting member has a cylindrical body forming with a plurality of elastic tabs on an upper end thereof, a peripheral protruding portion protruding outwardly at a middle portion thereof, and a fixing hole at a bottom thereof.
In an embodiment, the main body is formed with a driving member mounting hole in the middle thereof in which the driver is mounted, wherein the driving member mounting hole extends along the length direction of the housing, thereby the driving member is movable along the length direction of the housing in the driving member mounting hole.
In an embodiment, a battery mounting slot and a rotating rod mounting portion are respectively formed on both sides of the driving member mounting hole, wherein the battery mounting slot is used to accommodate a battery, and the rotating rod is accommodated in the rotating rod mounting portion.
In an embodiment, the smart switch panel further includes a motor, which is installed in the housing and connected with the rotating rod to drive the rotating rod to rotate, wherein the motor is coupled to the microprocessor.
In an embodiment, the smart switch panel further includes a circuit board, which is provided with a wireless communication module and the microprocessor.
In an embodiment, the microprocessor and the wireless communication module are integral.
In an embodiment, the wireless communication module is a Zigbee module, a WIFI module or other wireless communication modules.
In an embodiment, the circuit board is provided with a current limiting circuit, which is used to check whether the motor has turned in place by detecting a current of the motor.
In an embodiment, the circuit board is provided with an LED light for indicating a working state.
In an embodiment, the smart switch panel further includes a cover, which cooperates with the upper surface of the housing, the cover is provided with a button, the circuit board is provided with a pressing key cooperating with the button, and the pressing key is connected to the microprocessor.
In an embodiment, the corresponding structures on the housing are a sliding rail and a blocking plate, wherein the blocking plate is installed above the sliding rail and limits the protruding block in a direction perpendicular to the slide rail.
In an embodiment, the driving member is further provided with a sliding block, which is provided on a side plate below the protrusion, and the housing is provided with a sliding groove cooperating with the sliding block, when the driving member is mounted in a driving member mounting groove of the housing, the sliding block extends into the sliding groove.
In an embodiment, the rotating rod and the driving member are configured to drive the driving member to move in a direction parallel to a rotation axis of the rotating rod when the rotating rod rotates, so as to drive a switch to switch between on and off states when the smart switch panel is mounted on the switch.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a smart remote control switch system is provided, comprising: the above-mentioned smart switch panel; a cloud server for receiving and sending signals; and a client terminal for sending signals to the cloud server; wherein the client terminal, the cloud server and the smart switch panel being connected through a wireless network.
In an embodiment, the smart remote control switch system further includes a HUB, which includes a WIFI/ZigBee module for converting signals.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a smart remote control switch system is provided, comprising: the above-mentioned smart switch panel; a cloud server for receiving and sending signals; and a voice recognition device for voice recognition and sending signals to the cloud server; wherein the voice recognition device, the cloud server and the smart switch panel are connected through a wireless network.
In an embodiment, the intelligent remote control switch system further includes a HUB, which includes a WIFI/ZigBee module for converting signals.
The main advantages of the present invention include:
(a) The product of the present invention can be compatible with various types of switches, and has many market acceptances, broad prospects and strong product competitiveness.
(b) The product of the present invention can be installed without removing the existing switch panel, which overcomes the previous problems of complicated installation and waste of resources when modifying the existing switch with the smart switch, eliminates potential safety hazards, and realizes one-click installation.
(c) The housing is provided with first connecting portions and second connecting portions, which helps to make the smart switch panel of the present invention more versatile and can be adapted to different switches.
(d) The product of the present invention uses a ZigBee module, which consumes less power and has a longer product use time, in addition, networking can be easily realized, signal transmission can be performed in a relatively long range, and long-distance communication and remote control can be realized through networking technology, while Wi-Fi has better compatibility, covers a large area in daily life, and can transmit a large amount of data by combining the ZigBee module and Wi-Fi, they can complement to each other, and more functions can be achieved.
(e) The product of the present invention can control the on and off states of the switch by voice, which reduces the manual operation process of the user, brings a fresh and avant-garde experience to the user, brings new development space to the market, and promotes the development of voice recognition technology.
(f) The product of the present invention has strong cloud system support behind it, which can realize services such as one-click online upgrade, and at the same time can collect user usage data to provide guidance for product replacement. The big data analysis realized on the cloud can be used to upgrade product adaptive and self-decision systems in the future, improve user experience and reduce user participation, so as to achieve the effect of full automation.
It should be understood that within the scope of the present invention, the above-mentioned technical features of the present invention and the technical features specifically described in the following (e.g. the embodiments) can be combined with each other to form new or preferred technical solutions. Due to space limitations, they will not be repeated here.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so as to more clearly understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood that the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are only intended to illustrate the essential spirit of the technical solutions of the present invention.
In the following description, for the purpose of illustrating various disclosed embodiments, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various disclosed embodiments. However, One skilled in the relevant art will recognize that embodiments may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known devices, structures and techniques associated with this application may not be shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments.
Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Additionally, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any manner in one or more embodiments.
In the following description, in order to clearly show the structure and working mode of the present invention, various directional words will be used for description, but “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “outer”, “inner”, “outward”, “inward”, “up”, “down” and other words should be understood as convenient terms, and should not be understood as limiting words.
After extensive and in-depth research, the inventor has developed an smart switch panel at the earliest, the rotating rod in the panel housing is combined with the first switch nesting hole, and can push the rod of the toggle switch, and the rotating protruding block on the rotating body is combined with the rotating hole and the switch nesting groove, can push the rod of the rocker switch, and the above mentioned components integration on one panel render the smart switch panel being compatible with many different types of switches, so as to realize the switching of switch state. Based on this, the present invention is completed.
As used herein, the term “HUB” refers to a multi-port transponder.
The term “distal end” refers to the farther end relative to the motor.
The term “proximal end” refers to the closer end relative to the motor.
The present invention provides an smart switch panel, comprising a housing, an actuating device and a microprocessor, the actuating device is arranged in the housing and is used to perform on-off switching operation on the switch when the smart switch panel is mounted on a switch, the microprocessor is arranged in the housing to control the actuating device, the actuating device includes a rotating rod and a driving member, the rotating rod cooperates with the driving member and drives the driving member to move in a direction parallel to the rotating rod when rotating, so as to drive the switch to switch between on and off states when the smart switch panel is mounted on the switch.
Before the product of the present invention is implemented, the screws on the existing switch panel are unscrewed, screw holes on the existing switch panel are aligned with fixing holes provided on a connecting member on a lower surface of the housing, and the housing and the existing switch panel are fixedly connected with screws.
One of the ways of using the product of the present invention is: an “on/off” signal is sent to a cloud server through a mobile phone APP, iPad, PC or voice recognition device, and a WIFI/ZigBee module in the HUB converts the WIFI signal sent by the cloud server into a ZigBee signal and then transmits the ZigBee signal to a ZigBee module in the smart switch panel, after receiving the signal from the ZigBee module, the microprocessor controls the motor to rotate, the actuating device rotates under the drive of the motor's transmission shaft. When the product of the present invention is mounted on a toggle switch, a rod of the toggle switch extends into a central opening of the driving member, and drives the driving member to move along the axial direction of the rotating rod during the rotation of the rotating rod, the rod of the toggle switch is pushed to the other position, so as to realize on-off switching of the toggle switch. When the product of the present invention is mounted on the rocker switch, a driving pressing block of the driving member is in contact with a button of the rocker switch and drive the driving member to move along the axial direction of the rotating rod during the rotation of the rotating rod, the driving pressing block of the driving member press the button of the rocker switch to switch the on-off states of the rocker switch.
The circuit board of the product of the present invention is provided with a current-limiting circuit, which is used to check whether the motor has turned to position by detecting the current of the motor, when it is detected that the current of the motor reaches a specific value, it is confirmed that the motor has turned to position, and the microprocessor controls the motor to stop rotating, and the switch state is switched at this time. When the next opposite command signal is received, the microprocessor controls the motor to rotate in the direction opposite to the previous direction, and the actuating device moves in the direction opposite to the previous direction.
Another way of using the product of the present invention is: the button on the outer surface of the housing cover is pressed to trigger a pressing key on the circuit board, so that the microprocessor operates and controls the rotation of the motor.
The present invention also provides a smart remote control switching system including: a client terminal, a cloud server, a HUB, and the above-described smart switch panel.
The client terminal sends the “On/Off” signal to the cloud server, and the WiFi/ZigBee module in the HUB converts the WiFi signal from the cloud server to the ZigBee signal and then sends the same to the ZigBee module in the smart switch panel, after the microprocessor receives the signal from the ZigBee module, it controls the motor rotation to achieve remote control.
The client terminal includes: a mobile phone APP, an IPAD, or a PC. For example: a mobile phone connects to the HUB, sends AP information to the Hub via the APP, the HUB connects to an AP and disconnects the connection with the mobile phone, after the HUB is connected to the AP, it sends a cloud request to a cloud, the cloud is connected to the HUB via the APP, the link is always established and kept, and responses to the action of the cloud and the hub at any time, the product is installed on the switch in accordance with the instructions in the APP, and the networking is configured through the mobile phone, when the product is connected to the HUB, it will enter a cycle of sleep and wake-up and wait for the Hub's commands, when receiving the commands, the corresponding response is made, and the state after the response is transmitted to the cloud for updating.
The present invention also provides an smart remote control switching system including: a voice recognition device, a cloud server, a HUB, and the above-described smart switch panel.
A voice from the user is received by the voice recognition device, the cloud server receives the signal identified by the voice recognition device, and a WiFi/ZigBee module in the HUB converts the WiFi signal from the cloud server to the ZigBee signal and then sends it to a ZigBee module in the smart switch panel, the microprocessor receives the signal from the ZigBee module to control the motor rotation.
The main advantages of the present invention include:
(a) The products of the present invention can be compatible with various types of switches, has many market acceptances, broad prospects and strong product competitiveness.
(b) The product of the present invention can be installed without removing the existing switch panel, which overcomes the previous problems of complicated installation and waste of resources when modifying the existing switch with the smart switch, eliminates potential safety hazards, and realizes one-click installation.
(c) The housing is provided with first connecting portions and second connecting portions, which helps to make the smart switch panel of the present invention more versatile and can be adapted to different switches.
(d) The product of the present invention uses a ZigBee module, which consumes less power and has a longer product use time, in addition, networking can be easily realized, signal transmission can be performed in a relatively long range and long-distance communication and remote control can be realized through networking technology, while Wi-Fi has better compatibility, covers a large area in daily life, and can transmit a large amount of data, by combining the ZigBee module and Wi-Fi, they can complement to each other, and more functions can be achieved.
(e) The product of the present invention controls the on and off state of the switch by voice, which reduces the manual operation process of the user, brings a fresh and avant-garde experience to the user, brings new development space to the market, and promotes the development of voice recognition technology.
(f) The product of the present invention has strong cloud system support behind it, which can realize services such as one-click online upgrade, and at the same time can collect user usage data to provide guidance for product replacement. The big data analysis realized on the cloud can be used to upgrade product adaptive and self-decision systems in the future, improve user experience and reduce user participation, so as to achieve the effect of full automation.
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Specifically, the actuating device 20 includes a rotating rod 21 and a driving member 22, the rotating rod 21 cooperates with the driving member 22 and push the driving member 22 to move along the axial direction of the rotating rod 21 when rotating, so as to drive the switch to switch between on and off states when the smart switch panel 100 is mounted on a switch.
Specifically, the rotating rod mounting portion 113 close to the motor 40 is provided with a proximal end block 1131 at one end thereof (hereinafter referred to as the proximal end), the proximal end block 1131 is provided with a rotating groove 1132, and the other end (hereinafter referred to as the proximal end) of the rotating rod 21 close to the motor 40 is mounted in the rotating groove 1132 and fixedly connected with a motor shaft of the motor 40, so as to drive the rotating rod 21 to rotate when the motor 40 operates. The rotating rod 21 away from the motor 40 is provided with a distal block 1133 at one end thereof, the distal block 1133 is provided with a rotating hole 1134, and a distal end of the rotating rod 21 is rotatably mounted in the rotating hole 1134.
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It can be seen from the above description that the smart switch panel of the present invention can be perfectly compatible with toggle switches and rocker switches without replacing any accessories, and has strong versatility and is extremely convenient to use.
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The circuit board 30 of the smart switch panel 100 of the present invention is provided with a current limiting circuit, which is used to check whether the motor 40 has turned to position by detecting the current of the motor 40, when the detected current of the motor reaches a specific value, it is confirmed that the motor has turned to position, and the microprocessor controls the motor to stop rotating, and the switch state is switched at this time. When the next opposite command signal comes, the microprocessor controls the motor to rotate in the direction opposite to the previous direction, and the rotating actuating device moves in the opposite direction.
As another way of using the product of the present invention, the button 51 on the outer surface of the cover body 50 is pressed, the button 31 on the circuit board 30 is triggered, so that the microprocessor works and controls the motor to rotate.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but it should be understood that after reading the above teaching content of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to the present invention. Such equivalents also fall within the scope defined by the claims appended hereto.
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