WO2015144301A1

WO2015144301A1 - Mobile device and stationary base station for a mobile device

Info

Publication number: WO2015144301A1
Application number: PCT/EP2015/000609
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michael Glanz; Michael Hamacher; Jonas Deicke
Original assignee: Novoferm Tormatic Gmbh
Priority date: 2014-03-25
Filing date: 2015-03-19
Publication date: 2015-10-01
Also published as: DE102014004275A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1), which substantially contains, in addition to an energy store, a wireless transmission and receiving device for wireless position changes and position queries from building closures, wherein the device (1) comprises an elongate, rectangular housing, which has a lower part (20) and an upper part (13), which are connected to each other by peripheral edges (9, 10) in the form of a frame, and the upper part (13) has a front (3) having a flat display, which contains at least one display element/operating element (4, 5, 6, 7), which has actuation elements in the form of touch sensors (8), which are arranged behind the front (3), and is preferably configured as a touch screen. The invention further relates to a stationary base station (2) having a charging device for such a mobile device (1), wherein the base station (2) is formed substantially from a rest surface (21) having edges adjoining conically thereto and a cover surface (22) that is interrupted by a receptacle (17) for the device.

Description

Locally variable device and fixed base station for a portable device

The invention relates to a portable device with a transmitting and receiving device for wireless position change and position inquiry of a building closure, preferably a garage door. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fixed base station for such a portable device.

DE 196 27 790 C1 has disclosed a stationary domestic terminal for a garage door operation, which consists essentially of an elongate component in which display elements and / or. Keys are available with which a control of the garage door drive is possible. This housing is designed so that it consists of a lower housing part and on it, only partially covering the upper housing part. This creates a kind of bag to accommodate a portable handheld transmitter. The house terminal is designed so that it is fully functional without an inserted hand transmitter as well as with an inserted hand transmitter. This means that corresponding functional elements are present for communication with a garage door. In addition, display elements are present, the respective state, d. "Garage door open" or "Garage door closed" can be displayed.

Touch-sensitive surfaces are known that include a touch sensor that can execute or relay commands or the like upon contact of a touch-sensitive area, such as a display screen or display. Such a touch sensor may be used, for example, in a desktop computer ter, a laptop or the like are used. There are very different ways to perform such touch sensors can. The best known types are resistive touch-sensitive displays or as surfaces, acoustic waves touch-sensitive displays or capacitive touch-sensitive displays or infrared-based, touch-sensitive displays and even optical touch-sensitive displays. Depending on the place of use or use, therefore suitable devices can be used from this, not exhaustive list of different touch-sensitive displays.

The object of the invention is to provide a portable device for communication for querying or carrying out a change in position of a building closure, preferably a garage door, which is simple to operate and has an appealing design. Such a device should also have a receiving device in addition to a transmitting device. Furthermore, it should also be possible for this portable device to easily supply it with electrical energy.

The object of the invention is achieved by the features of a device according to claim 1 and a base station according to claim 2. The subclaims have a further embodiment of the inventive concept for content.

It is proposed a portable device, which is essentially equipped with a transmitting and a receiver device for wireless communication with a drive unit of a building closure o- the like. To power its integrated electrical equipment using one or a combination of Hardware, firmware and software are equipped, an energy storage device is available. Further embodiments can also be provided with a machine-readable medium that can be read out or executed by a further device. This allows you to perform a wide variety of operations and queries. A machine-readable medium can, for example, store data and process electrical, optical and acoustic signals. These can be carried out via carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals or the interfaces which transmit and / or receive the signals.

By the transmitting and receiving devices, it is possible to make position changes and position queries in connection with a drive unit of the building closure or the like over a greater distance away contactless.

The portable device consists essentially of an elongated, rectangular housing which has a clear shape and is divided into a top and a bottom. The upper part has a front, which is designed as a planar display, which preferably consists of a glass or a glass-like material or plastic. In this case, the front is equipped with at least one display element and provided with at least one arranged behind the front touch sensor. Depending on the application, the device may be equipped with a plurality of display elements and a plurality of touch sensors.

Thus, in a preferred embodiment, a touch-sensitive sensor or a display can be used which, for example, has one or more sensors as a touchpad and is activated by a finger for detection on the surface. The sensors can be used on resistive detection or surfaces, acoustic Wave detection or pressure detection (for example, strain gauges) or based on optical detection or capacitive detection or the like.

Thus, it is possible, for example, to use in a capacitive touch-sensitive display an insulator which is provided with a substantially transparent conductor arranged in the desired pattern for different displays or actuating elements. The interaction of an object on the surface of the capacitive touch-sensitive display may result in a change in capacitance within the actuator or the like. An electronic device can process such a change in the capacitances and execute an action therefrom, for example in the form of a transmission pulse for actuating a building closure or the like.

At the same time, the display is designed so that a backlight, for example from one or more light-emitting units, is present. Such a backlight can thus be carried out, for example, with liquid crystal screens. In this case, the light is absorbed differently by the previously arranged, appropriately driven liquid crystal cells, whereby the impression of a self-luminous image is conveyed. This is also possible with different colored light sources. Thus, corresponding changes in position or changes in state of the building closure or the like can be visualized visually impressively in the case of the position-adjustable device solely by the change in the color tone of the illumination. The above-described front in the upper part of the position-adjustable device is enclosed by lateral edges which have fillets at the corners. As a result of these peripheral edges, which can be designed as frames, lateral damage to the display is avoided in addition to the connection between upper part and lower part. In a design in metal, stainless steel or the like, a very attractive appearance can be achieved. The rear part of the housing, namely the lower part, is preferably made of metal or plastic and preferably has an outwardly rounded haptic pleasant shape. By virtue of such a shape, the position-adjustable device is safe and good in use within a palm during use, so that a secure and unambiguous actuation can be achieved when the front touches the corresponding desired display elements. Of course, a substantially straight back of the lower part is executable.

The back housing can be made inexpensively in a design in plastic or injection molding and in metal by molding. In a metal version, this may consist of a high quality material, such as stainless steel. Of course, you can also use aluminum, which can be anodized in different colors.

Such a device has an energy store for operating the electronics, which is implemented within the device and includes at least one microprocessor. With such integrated electronics can be over distance, a building closure or the like, activated drive and their states also check. So can be moved out of its closed position by touching, for example, the closed building closure. The subsequently occupied open position is shown on the display of Device displayed. In an analogous manner, the closing process can also be initiated and monitored by the device. In the presence of two, substantially adjacent building closures or the like, the desired building closure or the like can be selected by a selection of the corresponding controls and then processed.

In order to charge the energy storage of the device, a stationary base station is present, which is preferably connected to a power grid. In order to make a charge of the energy storage by the base station, this can preferably be carried out contactless by means of an electromagnetic transponder or the like. In this case, a coupling between the portable device and the fixed base station is performed by an electromagnetic force field. However, an electrical connection between the base station and the portable device by means of contact devices is also possible. Both the base station and the portable device, which may be designed as a hand-held transmitter or the like, can be equipped with an alarm system connected to the building closure or communicate and thereby display alarm states. Thus, it is possible that on the display of the portable device, the state of the building closure or the like can be displayed safely by means of the display elements. The user thus has the option of interrogating by eye or specific query, for example, the closed or the open position of the building closure from a distance. In addition, it is also possible to perform or query a partial opening of the building closure, for example for ventilation purposes. Likewise, lighting within the building in which the building closure or the like is located, turned on and off, as well as lighting devices that are integrated into or in the building and the building closure.

The above list of possible uses is not exhaustive, depending on the application, special functions, such as an alarm or other functions can be mitbedient for the portable device.

The base station essentially consists of a footprint, followed by side surfaces that merge into a top surface. The footprint is preferably round, but other shapes are possible. The top surface is interrupted by a receptacle in the form of a recess for receiving the device.

The base station can also be equipped with an illumination device. Such Illuminationseinrichtung is preferably present in the lower part. Furthermore, it is also possible illumination to operate in different shades, each of which can serve a specific purpose or a situation display. For example, the hue of the illuminator during energy transfer to the portable device may be different than during the normal parking position of the device within the base station. Even if an alarm is triggered, the illumination device can be activated; this can also be possible, for example, in a pulsed form and / or a different hue.

Not all functions and components that have been described must be included in a particular embodiment or in embodiments. If the description refers to "a" element in the description This does not mean that the element exists only once. If the description or claims refer to "one" additional element, this does not exclude that more than one additional element has been used there.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to various embodiments games.

It shows:

Figure 1: A front view of a portable device; Figure 2: as Figure 1, but in a perspective view;

Figure 3: the portable device in a side view;

FIG. 4 shows the portable device in an upper side view;

Figure 5: the portable device in conjunction with a

Base station: Figure 6: another embodiment with device with base station.

The illustration of FIG. 1 shows an exemplary example of a position-adjustable device 1 with a use for position change or position inquiry of a building closure. Such a Building closure may include a door, a gate, a sectional door, a garage door or swing gate or the like. The device 1 has a continuous, flat front 3, which can also be taken from the figure 3 in a straight smooth design. The outer shape of the device 1 is preferably an elongate, rectangular shape bordered by lateral edges 9 and upper and lower edges 10 with fillets 11 provided at the corners. This results in the mere consideration of the device 1, an aesthetically pleasing component. The front 3, in addition to display elements 4, 5, 6, 7 and touch sensors 8, which are arranged behind the display elements 4, 5, 6, 7. The number of display elements 4, 5, 6, 7 and thus also the touch sensors is arbitrary and depends on the location of the device. 1

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, the Arizeigeelement 6 has been shown for example as a closed building closure. This signals to the user or operator that the building closure is in its proper closed position. If, for example, the building closure is only partially opened, this can be indicated, for example, by a symbol in accordance with the display element 7. In the case of all symbols of the display elements 4, 5, 6, 7, the always activated, additionally visually caused by a lighting device.

The symbol of the display element 4 is, for example, the complete opening of the building closure again. With the display element 5 lighting devices can be displayed both within the building, as well as in connection with the building closure, or even changed in their functional design. By the perspective view of the device in the figure 2 it is clear that the device 1 comprises a housing 4, which consists of an upper part 13 and an attached lower part 20. The upper part 13 is closed to the outside by the smooth front 3. This is again clearly underlined by the figure 3. The upper part 13 is connected to the lower part 20 by lateral edges, which are formed as a closed frame. The lateral edge 9, 10 can spring back relative to the housing 14 with an offset 16 and consists of metal or stainless steel. In order to give the device 1 a pleasing hand feeling, the rear region of the lower part 20 can be formed by a corresponding fillet 15, which also continues at the upper and lower ends to the edges 9, 10. Such a design creates a haptic shape that ensures good handling and safe operation of the device 1.

FIG. 6 shows a further preferred embodiment of the device 1. Essentially, this device 1 differs in that, for example, two different building closures can be operated simultaneously or with a delay, using a device 1. In this case, a display / control element 19 is present, in which a selection of the building closure 1 or 2 is performed. Which of the two building closures has been selected is visually made visible by the displays 24 and 25. Even with this device 1, it is possible to query the status of each of these individual building closures. The processing of the commands or information is carried out in the device 1 and the base station 2 by integrated electrical devices. Within the electrical equipment may also be information from the building closure or the Building associated alarm system are processed. Alarm states can be reported optically and acoustically. FIG. 5 shows the device 1 in conjunction with a base station 2. In this case, the device 1 has been inserted within a receptacle 17 which is present in the base station 2. There are various possibilities to ensure a secure hold of the device 1 within the base station 2. In a preferred embodiment, this can be accomplished in an insert region 12 whose shape relative to the receptacle 17 is such that a simple insertion of the device 1 into the base station 2 can be carried out.

In order to be able to carry out a corresponding energy transfer from the base station 2 to the device 1, this can be carried out either contactlessly with a transponder system or contact-based from the base station 2 via corresponding plug connections with the device 1. The outer shape of the base station is preferably round and formed as a truncated cone with a footprint 21 and a footprint 22 substantially parallel to the footprint surface, other shapes such as square or rectangular are also possible. The connection between footprint 21 and top surface 22 is filled by a lateral surface 23, which has been designed straight, with a slight conical shape. The top surface 22 is interrupted by the receptacle 17.

The lower and / or upper edge of the base station 2 can be provided with an illumination device 18, which is preferably to be implemented by means of LED lighting means. Depending on the executed or selected Function can also be made a color change of the illumination. In a further embodiment, the surfaces 23 can be formed illuminated.

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Claims

Patent claims

Portable device (1) essentially comprising an energy storage and a transmitting and receiving device for a wireless position change and position query of a building lock, preferably a garage door, with an electronic device with one or a combination of hardware, firmware and software implementation, characterized in that the device (1) has a rectangular, elongated housing (14) with a lower part (20) and an upper part (13), the lower part (20) and the upper part (13) being connected by peripheral edges (9, 10). are connected to each other in the form of a frame, and the upper part (13) has a front (3) with a flat display, which contains at least one display/control element (4, 5, 6, 7), each of which is behind the front (3 ) arranged actuating elements in the form of touch sensors (8), preferably in the form of a touchscreen, which can be controlled directly.

Fixed base station (2) with a charging device for a portable device (1), which contains a transmitting and receiving device for a wireless position change and position query of a building lock, preferably a garage door, wherein the device (1) with an energy storage and one, or a combination of hardware, firmware and software implementation, characterized in that the base station (2) has a contact surface (21), to which a top surface (22) runs essentially parallel, which runs through a Recording (17) for the device (1) is interrupted, the device (1) being represented by a rectangular, elongated housing (14) with a lower part (20) and an upper part (13), which are surrounded by peripheral edges (9, 10) are connected to one another in the form of a frame, and that the upper part (13) has a front (3) with a flat display that contains at least one display/control element (4, 5, 6, 7), each of which is equipped with actuating elements arranged behind the front (3) in the form of touch sensors (8), which are preferably designed as a touchscreen, which can be controlled directly, with the device (1) used in the base station

(2) at least the area of the display/control elements (4, 5, 6, 7) is visible and operable.

3. Device according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the touch sensors (8) behind the front (3) made of glass or a similar material or made of plastic or the like are assigned to the display elements (4, 5, 6, 7) and is designed as a resistive touch-sensitive display or as a surface capacitive, touch-sensitive system or as an infrared-based touch-sensitive display or as an optical touch-sensitive display.

4. Device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the display elements (4, 5, 6, 7) and / or the entire front (3) or parts of the front (3) are illuminated by means of a lighting device, or that the device ( 1) is illuminated by direct or indirect background lighting. Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the lower part (20) of the housing (14) consists of metal or stainless steel or plastic and has a haptic outer shape.

Device according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the frame has roundings (11) at the corners and is made of metal or stainless steel or the like.

Device and base station according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the device (1) and/or the base station (2) has a data transmission system and/or an energy transmission system with an electromagnetic transponder.

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the energy storage of the device (1) can be charged contact-based or contactless by means of the base station (2).

Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the contact surface (21) of the base station (2) has a round or square shape and a rectilinear edge (23) runs between the contact surface (21) and the top surface (22). Base station according to claim 2, characterized in that the base station (2) is equipped with an illumination device (18) which can have different color tones.

Base station and device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base station (2) and/or the device (1) is/are equipped with an alarm signaling device, the illumination devices of the base station (2) and/or the lighting device (5) the device (1) can be switched automatically when an alarm is triggered.

Base station according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the color tone of the illumination device of the base station (2) can be changed automatically during the energy transfer to the device (1).