Automatic light control system for hosiery factory

By designing an automatic lighting control system in the sock knitting factory, using information collection and processing technology to accurately sense personnel activities and equipment failures, and automatically control the lighting system, the problem of excessive lighting power consumption in the sock knitting factory is solved, and energy saving and consumption reduction and production efficiency are improved.

CN119697848APending Publication Date: 2025-03-25ANKANG ANRUI INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411980779.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-03-25

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Technical Problem

The lighting power consumption during the production process of the sock knitting machine in the sock knitting factory is too high, resulting in high production costs, poor environmental protection efficiency and short service life of lighting equipment.

Method used

An automatic lighting control system is designed, including an information collection unit, an information transmission unit, an information processing unit and an information interaction unit. Through human information collection and fault information collection, personnel activities and equipment failures are accurately sensed, and the lighting system is automatically controlled to turn on and off.

Benefits of technology

It realizes accurate perception and automatic response to personnel activities and equipment failures, avoids the invalid turn-on of lighting equipment when unmanned, reduces power consumption, extends the service life of lighting equipment, and improves production efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic light control systems, and particularly relates to an automatic light control system for a hosiery factory, and the system comprises an information collection unit which comprises a human body information collection unit; the information transmission unit is used for transmitting the information acquired by the information acquisition unit to the information processing unit; the information processing unit comprises a signal processor and is used for processing the signals acquired by the information acquisition unit and outputting a processing result; the information processing unit comprises an information interaction controller, and a processing result output by the information processing unit is transmitted to the information interaction unit through the information transmission unit. When people move, only the lighting device at the position where people move is controlled to be turned on, and the technical problems that in the prior art, the production cost is too high, the environmental protection efficiency is poor and the service life of the lighting device is short due to the fact that lighting electric energy consumption is too large in the production process of the hosiery knitter are solved.
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[Technical field]

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic lighting control systems, and in particular relates to an automatic lighting control system used in a hosiery factory. [Background technology]

[0002] In the actual production process of hosiery factories, the use of lighting is indispensable. At present, hosiery machines have achieved highly automated production, and the processes and links that require operator participation in the production process have been greatly reduced. In this case, if the lighting system is always on when the hosiery machine is working, it will cause a lot of power waste, which is not conducive to saving production costs and is inconsistent with the concept of environmentally friendly and green production; and if the lighting system is always off, it cannot meet the needs of the hosiery machine when lighting is needed. Therefore, it is crucial for hosiery factories to reduce power consumption in order to save production costs and promote environmentally friendly production.

[0003] In the prior art, ordinary hosiery factories usually use photoelectric switches to control the lighting system. The principle is to automatically turn off the lights during the day and turn on the lights at night according to the changes in the brightness of the ambient light. This method will turn on the lighting of the entire factory workshop when the photoelectric switch is triggered. However, in highly automated hosiery factories, there are very few operators involved in production. In areas where no one is working, the lights are still on, that is, regardless of whether lighting is actually needed in production, all light sources will be turned on as long as the photoelectric switch conditions are met. This will also cause unnecessary power loss, making it difficult to meet the requirements of energy saving and consumption reduction, unable to effectively reduce production costs, and will also shorten the service life of lighting equipment. [Summary of the invention]

[0004] The present invention provides an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory to solve the technical problems of excessively high production costs, poor environmental protection performance and short service life of lighting equipment caused by excessive lighting power consumption in the production process of hosiery machines in the prior art.

[0005] The present invention provides a technical solution for an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory: an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory, characterized in that the automatic lighting control system is used to control a lighting system, and the automatic lighting control system includes:

[0006] An information collection unit, the information collection unit includes a human body information collection unit, the human body information collection unit is used to be installed on the hosiery machine, and is used to collect personnel activity information;

[0007] An information transmission unit, used for transmitting the information collected by the information collection unit to the information processing unit;

[0008] An information processing unit, the information processing unit includes a signal processor, which is used to process the signal collected by the information collection unit and output the processing result. When the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the human body information collection unit, it determines whether the signal collected by the human body information collection unit is a signal of human activity, and identifies the location of the human body activity;

[0009] The information interaction unit includes an information interaction controller. The processing result output by the information processing unit is transmitted to the information interaction unit by the information transmission unit. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the lighting device position where there is human activity in the lighting system. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is no human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device position that is turned on in the lighting system.

[0010] Furthermore, the information collection unit also includes a fault information collection unit, which is used to monitor and collect the working status of the electronic control system of the hosiery machine. When the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the fault information collection unit, it determines whether there is a signal of equipment failure and identifies the location of the equipment failure; when the information processing unit outputs a processing result that there is an equipment failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the lighting device location with the equipment failure in the lighting system; when the information processing unit outputs a processing result that there is no equipment failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device location that is turned on in the lighting system.

[0011] Furthermore, the information interaction unit also includes a display screen and a database, both of which are controlled by the information interaction controller. The display screen is used to display the working status of the automatic lighting control system and the lighting system, and the database is used to store and record the processing results of the information processing unit.

[0012] Furthermore, the display screen adopts a touch screen.

[0013] Furthermore, the information interaction unit also includes an alarm device and a monitoring device, both of which are controlled by an information interaction controller. When the information processing unit outputs a processing result indicating that there is a device failure, the information interaction controller controls the alarm device to start an alarm.

[0014] Furthermore, the information transmission unit includes a wired communication module, and the wired communication module is used to transmit the processing result of the information processing unit to the database.

[0015] Furthermore, the information transmission unit also includes a wireless communication module, which includes a first wireless communication module, a second wireless communication module, a third wireless communication module, and a fourth wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal indicating whether there is human activity and a processing result signal for identifying the location of human activity to the information interaction controller, the second wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal indicating whether there is an equipment failure and a processing result signal for identifying the location of the equipment failure to the information interaction controller, the third wireless communication module is used to transmit the working status of the electric control system of the hosiery machine collected by the fault information collection unit to the information processing unit, and the fourth wireless communication module is used to transmit the collected personnel activity information collected by the human body information collection unit to the information processing unit.

[0016] Furthermore, the lighting equipment includes a lighting lamp on the top of the hosiery machine, a seam head alarm lamp, and a lighting lamp installed on the ceiling of the factory.

[0017] The beneficial effects are:

[0018] (1) The human information collection unit, information processing unit and information interaction unit in the information collection unit can accurately perceive the activities of people near the hosiery machine, realize the accurate positioning and analysis of personnel activities, avoid the invalid opening of lighting equipment when no one is around, improve the accuracy and pertinence of lighting control, realize automatic lighting control, improve the efficiency of lighting management in the hosiery factory, reduce the tediousness and errors of manual operation, and effectively save energy.

[0019] (2) The fault information collection unit can monitor the working status of the electronic control system of the hosiery machine, and can detect equipment failures in time, which helps to prevent production accidents in advance, ensure the continuity and stability of hosiery production, reduce the risk of production interruption caused by equipment failure, and improve production efficiency. In addition, through the fault information collection unit, information processing unit and information interaction unit, when equipment failure is detected, the information interaction unit can output a lighting start instruction to the corresponding lighting device position, which is convenient for staff to quickly locate the faulty equipment for maintenance, saving time in finding faulty equipment, improving maintenance efficiency, and reducing equipment downtime, thereby reducing the impact on production progress, further reducing energy consumption, and reducing production costs.

[0020] (3) The display screen is controlled by the information interaction controller and displays the working status of the automatic lighting control system and the lighting system. The staff can intuitively understand the operating status of the system, including the lighting conditions in the personnel activity area, the lighting positions corresponding to equipment failures, etc., which facilitates the monitoring and management of the entire lighting and production environment, and timely detection of abnormalities and adjustments.

[0021] (4) The database stores and records the processing results of the information processing unit, which helps to conduct long-term analysis of data such as the patterns of personnel activities and equipment failures, and provides data support for optimizing the production layout, lighting equipment configuration, and maintenance plan of the hosiery factory, which is beneficial to improving the overall operation and management level of the hosiery factory.

[0022] (5) The display screen uses a touch screen, which makes operation more convenient and intuitive. Staff can quickly query the required information through touch operation, such as viewing the lighting status history of a specific area, controlling the manual switch of the lighting system, etc., which improves the efficiency and friendliness of human-computer interaction and further enhances the convenience of operating the automatic lighting control system.

[0023] (6) When the equipment fails, the alarm device is controlled by the information interaction controller to start the alarm, which can promptly remind the staff of the equipment failure. Even if the staff is not in front of the monitoring display screen, they can know the failure situation in the first time, avoiding serious consequences caused by failure to find the failure in time, improving production safety and the timeliness of equipment failure response. The monitoring device can monitor the environment and equipment of the hosiery factory in real time, and work in conjunction with the alarm device. When an abnormal situation occurs, it can record relevant information in time, provide a basis for subsequent fault analysis and responsibility tracing, and help strengthen the safety management and quality management of the hosiery factory.

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[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the process structure of Example 1 provided by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of human-computer interaction of an automatic lighting control system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection of various parts of the automatic lighting control system of Example 1 provided by the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a signal transmission diagram of the automatic lighting control system of Example 1 provided by the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a wireless communication schematic diagram of the automatic lighting control system of Example 1 provided by the present invention. [Specific implementation method]

[0029] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Specific embodiment 1 of an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory provided by the present invention:

[0031] The automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory provided in this embodiment includes an information collection unit, an information transmission unit, an information processing unit and an information interaction unit.

[0032] The information collection unit includes a fault information collection unit and a human information collection unit. The human information collection unit is installed on the hosiery machine and is used to collect human activity signals of the hosiery machine equipment. The fault information collection unit is used to collect working status signals of the hosiery machine. Specifically, the fault information collection unit is used to monitor and collect the working status of the electric control system of the hosiery machine. If a power-off signal of the electric control system is detected, the hosiery machine is judged to be faulty. The fault information collection unit includes a plurality of fault sensors, which are arranged on the hosiery machine to monitor the working status of the hosiery machine in real time.

[0033] Information transmission unit The information transmission unit is used to transmit the information collected by the information collection unit to the information processing unit, and transmit the processing result signal of the information processing unit to the information interaction unit. The information can be transmitted between different units in the entire system through the information transmission unit.

[0034] The information processing unit includes a signal processor for processing the signal collected by the information collection unit and outputting the processing result. When the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the human information collection unit, it determines whether the signal collected by the human information collection unit is a signal of human activity and identifies the location of human activity; when the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the fault information collection unit, it determines whether there is a signal of equipment fault and identifies the location of equipment fault. In this embodiment, the signal processor adopts a microcontroller unit (MCU).

[0035] The information interaction unit information processing unit includes an information interaction controller, and the processing result output by the information processing unit is transmitted to the information interaction unit by the information transmission unit. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the lighting device position where there is human activity in the lighting system, and when the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is no human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device position that is turned on in the lighting system. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is a device failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the lighting device position where there is a device failure in the lighting system, and when the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is no device failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device position that is turned on in the lighting system.

[0036] The information interaction unit includes a display screen, an information interaction controller, and a database. The display screen is used to display the working conditions of the automatic lighting control system and the lighting system. It can display the location of sensors that have collected human activities or equipment failures in the entire automatic lighting control system, and display the devices in the lighting system that are on and off. In this embodiment, the display screen uses a touch screen. The operator can read the working conditions of the automatic lighting control system through the display screen and directly operate the touch screen to set control parameters. The control parameters are transmitted to the signal processing unit by the information transmission unit. The signal processing unit processes the various signals collected by the information collection unit according to the control parameter signal, thereby realizing the control of the automatic lighting control system. The touch screen can effectively realize human-computer interaction, and the information interaction unit can realize manual control of the entire automatic lighting control system by the staff.

[0037] The database is used to store the processing results of the information processing unit, to store the processing results and time of the information processing unit on the working status of the electric control system of the hosiery machine and the personnel activity information, to record the opening time and opening duration information of the lighting equipment in the lighting system, and to display this information on the display screen. The operator can call and view the various information in the database by operating the touch screen.

[0038] In this embodiment, the information interaction unit also includes an alarm device and a monitoring device, and the alarm device and the monitoring device are controlled by the information interaction controller. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is a device failure, the information interaction controller controls the alarm device to start an alarm. In this embodiment, the monitoring device is a workshop camera, which can take pictures of the operator's work situation and upload the shooting content to the database through the information transmission unit. By setting up the workshop camera, the operator's work situation can be monitored to ensure the operator's legal operation, ensure that the operator can participate in the work according to certain technical requirements, and perform maintenance on the hosiery machine. Once the operator is found to have violated the rules or made an operating error, it will be recorded and alarmed in time, thereby further ensuring the safety of the operator and the stable operation of the hosiery machine equipment.

[0039] In this embodiment, the lighting system includes lighting equipment. In this embodiment, the lighting equipment includes a lighting lamp on the top of the hosiery machine, a seam head alarm lamp, and a lighting lamp installed on the ceiling of the factory.

[0040] In this embodiment, the information transmission unit includes a wired communication module and a wireless communication module. The wired communication module is used to transmit the processing result of the information processing unit to the database. The wireless communication module includes a first wireless communication module, a second wireless communication module, a third wireless communication module, and a fourth wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal of whether there is human activity and a processing result signal of the location where human activity is identified to the information interaction controller, the second wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal of whether there is a device failure and a processing result signal of the location where the device failure is identified to the information interaction controller, the third wireless communication module is used to transmit the working state of the electric control system of the hosiery machine collected by the fault information collection unit to the information processing unit, and the fourth wireless communication module is used to transmit the collected personnel activity information collected by the human information collection unit to the information processing unit.

[0041] The specific working process of the automatic lighting control system used in hosiery factories is as follows:

[0042] In the initial state, all lighting devices in the lighting system are turned off, and the human information collection unit collects information on human activities around the hosiery machine, and transmits the collected human activity information to the signal processor of the information processing unit through the fourth wireless communication module. When the signal processor determines that there is a signal of human activity, the position of human activity is identified according to the human information collection unit that corresponds to the signal that transmits the human activity, and the signal of human activity and the position of human activity are transmitted to the information interaction controller through the first wireless communication module. The information interaction controller outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the position of the lighting device with human activity in the lighting system. When the person leaves, the signal processor determines that there is no human activity signal at the position based on the human information collection unit at the turned-on position of the lighting device, and transmits the signal of no human activity and the position of no human activity to the information interaction controller through the second wireless communication module. The information interaction controller outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the turned-on position of the lighting device in the lighting system.

[0043] The fault information collection unit collects the working state signal of the electric control system of the hosiery machine in real time, and transmits it to the signal processor of the information processing unit through the third wireless communication module. When the signal processor determines that there is an equipment fault signal, the position of the equipment fault is identified according to the corresponding fault information collection unit that transmits the equipment fault, and transmits the signal of the equipment fault and the position of the equipment fault to the information interaction controller through the first wireless communication module. The information interaction controller outputs a lighting start instruction to the lighting device position with equipment fault in the lighting system. When the maintenance personnel complete the maintenance and leave, the signal processor determines that there is no human activity signal at the position according to the human activity information collected by the human information collection unit at the lighting device opening position, and transmits the signal of no human activity and the position of no human activity to the information interaction controller through the second wireless communication module. The signal processor collects the working state signal of the electric control system of the hosiery machine according to the fault information collection unit at the lighting device opening position, determines that there is no equipment fault signal, and transmits the signal of no equipment fault and the position of no equipment fault to the information interaction controller through the first wireless communication module. The information interaction controller outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device position opened in the lighting system.

[0044] In this embodiment, the human body information collection unit uses an infrared sensor. When there is an obstruction in front, the signal of the obstruction is uploaded to the information processing unit through the information transmission unit. Once the information processing unit recognizes the signal of the obstruction in front of the infrared sensor, it determines that there is human activity around the corresponding infrared sensor, and transmits the signal of human activity and the location of human activity to the information interaction controller. The fault information collection unit is used to collect the working status signal of the electronic control system of the hosiery machine, including detecting the working temperature of the electronic control system and whether there is a power outage, and uploading the detected working status of the electronic control system to the information processing unit through the information transmission unit in real time. Once the information processing unit recognizes that the working temperature is abnormal or the equipment is powered off, it determines that the hosiery machine equipment installed in the corresponding fault information collection unit has a fault, and transmits the signal of equipment fault and the location of equipment fault to the information interaction controller.

[0045] Specific embodiment 2 of an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory provided by the present invention:

[0046] The only difference between an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory in this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the human body information acquisition unit uses an infrared camera to capture images around the equipment in real time, and transmits the captured surrounding images to the information processing unit through the information transmission unit. Once the information processing unit recognizes that there is portrait information in the image, it determines that the signal collected by the human body information acquisition unit is a signal of human activity, and identifies the location of human activity by identifying the transmitted infrared camera equipment.

[0047] Specific embodiment 3 of an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory provided by the present invention:

[0048] The only difference between an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory in this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the fault information collection unit adopts the fault monitoring device on the hosiery machine itself. Once the fault monitoring device alarms, the alarm signal of the fault monitoring device is immediately transmitted to the information processing unit through the information transmission unit, and it is determined that the hosiery machine equipment installed with the corresponding fault information collection unit has a fault, and the signal of the equipment fault and the location of the equipment fault are transmitted to the information interaction controller.

[0049] In addition, in this embodiment, no alarm device is provided in the information interaction unit.

[0050] Specific embodiment 4 of an automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory provided by the present invention:

[0051] The automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory in this embodiment is different from that in Embodiment 1 only in that the display screen in the information interaction unit is not configured as a touch screen, but an operation panel is configured in conjunction therewith.

[0052] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory, characterized in that: The automatic lighting control system is used to control the lighting system, and the automatic lighting control system includes: An information collection unit, the information collection unit includes a human body information collection unit, the human body information collection unit is used to be installed on the hosiery machine, and is used to collect personnel activity information; An information transmission unit, used for transmitting the information collected by the information collection unit to the information processing unit; An information processing unit, the information processing unit includes a signal processor, which is used to process the signal collected by the information collection unit and output the processing result. When the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the human body information collection unit, it determines whether the signal collected by the human body information collection unit is a signal of human activity, and identifies the location of the human body activity; The information interaction unit includes an information interaction controller. The processing result output by the information processing unit is transmitted to the information interaction unit by the information transmission unit. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the lighting device position where there is human activity in the lighting system. When the information processing unit outputs the processing result that there is no human activity, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the lighting device position that is turned on in the lighting system.

2. The automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 1, characterized in that: The information collection unit also includes a fault information collection unit, which is used to monitor and collect the working status of the electronic control system of the hosiery machine. When the information collection unit identifies the signal collected by the fault information collection unit, it determines whether there is a signal of equipment failure and identifies the location of the equipment failure; when the information processing unit outputs a processing result that there is an equipment failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-on instruction to the location of the lighting device with equipment failure in the lighting system; when the information processing unit outputs a processing result that there is no equipment failure, the information interaction unit outputs a lighting turn-off instruction to the location of the turned-on lighting device in the lighting system.

3. The automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 2, characterized in that: The information interaction unit also includes a display screen and a database, both of which are controlled by the information interaction controller. The display screen is used to display the working conditions of the automatic lighting control system and the lighting system, and the database is used to store and record the processing results of the information processing unit.

4. An automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 3, characterized in that: The display screen adopts a touch screen.

5. The automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 3, characterized in that: The information interaction unit also includes an alarm device and a monitoring device, both of which are controlled by an information interaction controller. When the information processing unit outputs a processing result indicating that there is a device failure, the information interaction controller controls the alarm device to start an alarm.

6. An automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The information transmission unit includes a wired communication module, and the wired communication module is used to transmit the processing result of the information processing unit to the database.

7. An automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to claim 2, characterized in that: The information transmission unit also includes a wireless communication module, which includes a first wireless communication module, a second wireless communication module, a third wireless communication module, and a fourth wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal indicating whether there is human activity and a processing result signal identifying the location of human activity to the information interaction controller, the second wireless communication module is used to transmit a signal indicating whether there is an equipment failure and a processing result signal identifying the location of the equipment failure to the information interaction controller, the third wireless communication module is used to transmit the working status of the electric control system of the hosiery machine collected by the fault information collection unit to the information processing unit, and the fourth wireless communication module is used to transmit the collected personnel activity information collected by the human body information collection unit to the information processing unit.

8. An automatic lighting control system for a hosiery factory according to any one of claim 1, characterized in that: Lighting equipment includes lights on the top of the hosiery machines, seam head warning lights, and lights installed on the factory ceiling.