Wireless control terminal, wireless control apparatus for controlling control target, and emergency stop control program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016379482-A1
Application number	US-201515118993-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 26, 2015
Priority date	Mar 14, 2014
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In a wireless control terminal configured to control a control target connected to a control apparatus by working in cooperation with a wireless assistant terminal capable of transmitting a predetermined control instruction for controlling the control target to the control apparatus by using a predetermined control wireless scheme with supply of power from a battery included in the wireless assistant terminal, a wireless control terminal-side battery is provided within the wireless control terminal so as to supply driving power required for control regarding emergency stop of the control target performed with a predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal. At least remaining storage power information regarding a remaining amount of storage power in the wireless control terminal-side battery is output to a notification apparatus provided in the wireless control terminal or the wireless assistant terminal.

First claim

1 . A wireless control terminal configured to control a control target connected to a control apparatus by working in cooperation with a wireless assistant terminal capable of transmitting a predetermined control instruction for controlling the control target to the control apparatus by using a predetermined control wireless scheme with supply of power from a battery included in the wireless assistant terminal, the wireless control terminal comprising:
an accommodation portion in which the wireless assistant terminal is accommodated, wherein the wireless assistant terminal and the wireless control terminal are placed in a state of being capable of performing electrical exchange of information with each other when the wireless assistant terminal is accommodated in the accommodation portion; an emergency stop control portion that performs, on the control apparatus, control regarding emergency stop of the control target by using a predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal; a wireless control terminal-side battery disposed within the wireless control terminal so as to supply driving power required to drive at least the emergency stop control portion in the wireless control terminal; and an output portion that outputs at least remaining storage power information regarding a remaining amount of storage power in the wireless control terminal-side battery to a notification apparatus provided in the wireless control terminal or the wireless assistant terminal.

2 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal is a predetermined emergency stop wireless scheme that is different from the predetermined control wireless scheme.

3 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein information regarding a remaining amount of storage power in the battery of the wireless assistant terminal is further output to the notification apparatus from the wireless assistant terminal.

4 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the emergency stop control portion is configured to perform emergency stop of the control target if a predetermined signal transmitted intermittently or regularly to the control apparatus with supply of power from the wireless control terminal-side battery by using the predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal is interrupted.

5 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a power receiving portion that receives supply of power from the battery of the wireless assistant terminal if the remaining amount of storage power in the wireless control terminal-side battery is less than or equal to a predetermined value,
wherein the output portion incorporates power supply information in the remaining storage power information and outputs the remaining storage power information to the notification apparatus, the power supply information indicating that the supply of power from the battery of the wireless assistant terminal is received by the power receiving portion.

6 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the output portion incorporates information regarding a remaining operation time in the remaining storage power information together with the power supply information and outputs the remaining storage power information to the notification apparatus, the remaining operation time being the remaining time for which the wireless control terminal can perform operations.

7 . The wireless control terminal according to claim 1 ,
wherein the notification apparatus is a display apparatus included in the wireless assistant terminal, and the output portion transmits the remaining storage power information to the wireless assistant terminal and causes the remaining storage power information to be displayed on the display apparatus.

8 . A wireless control apparatus for controlling a control target comprising:
an wireless assistant terminal capable of transmitting a predetermined control instruction for controlling a control target connected to a control apparatus to the control apparatus by using a predetermined control wireless scheme with supply of power from a battery included in the wireless assistant terminal; and a wireless control terminal configured to control the control target by working in cooperation with the wireless assistant terminal, wherein the wireless control terminal comprises: an accommodation portion in which the wireless assistant terminal is accommodated, wherein the wireless assistant terminal and the wireless control terminal are placed in a state of being capable of performing electrical exchange of information with each other when the wireless assistant terminal is accommodated in the accommodation portion; an emergency stop control portion that performs, on the control apparatus, control regarding emergency stop of the control target by using a predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal; a wireless control terminal-side battery disposed within the wireless control terminal so as to supply driving power required to drive at least the emergency stop control portion in the wireless control terminal; and an output portion that outputs at least remaining storage power information regarding a remaining amount of storage power in the wireless control terminal-side battery to a notification apparatus provided in the wireless control terminal or the wireless assistant terminal.

9 . An emergency stop control program for causing a wireless control terminal to execute the following steps of:
the wireless control terminal being configured to control a control target connected to a control apparatus by working in cooperation with a wireless assistant terminal capable of transmitting a predetermined control instruction for controlling the control target to the control apparatus by using a predetermined control wireless scheme with supply of power from a battery included in the wireless assistant terminal, placing the wireless control terminal in a state of being capable of performing electrical exchange of information with the wireless assistant terminal when the wireless assistant terminal is accommodated in an accommodation portion for accommodating the wireless assistant terminal; performing, on the control apparatus, control regarding emergency stop of the control target by using a predetermined wireless scheme of the wireless control terminal with supply of power from a wireless control terminal-side battery disposed within the wireless control terminal; and outputting at least remaining storage power information regarding a remaining amount of storage power in the wireless control terminal-side battery to a notification apparatus provided in the wireless control terminal or the wireless assistant terminal.

Assignees

• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Saito Keisuke
• Umeki Hajime
• UEKI Daichi
• Yamato Tetsuji

Classifications

• G08C17/02 Primary

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