Doorbell system and doorbell control device

• US 9,761,092 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2016
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SerComm Corporation
• Original Assignee: SerComm Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-Ming, Chiang, Meng-Chien
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/372,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20170221318A1
• Time in Patent Office: 278 Days
• Field of Search: 340328, 340326, 340332, 340692, 340506, 340511, 340521
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/10 Monitoring of the annunciator circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/52 the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/12 for adjusting voltage in ac networks by changing a characteristic of the network load

Abstract

A doorbell system and a doorbell control device are provided. The doorbell system includes a doorbell control device, a transformer, a doorbell interface device, and a chime device. The doorbell control device has a first pin, a second pin, a third pin, and a fourth pin. The doorbell control device is configured to control a conducting state between the first pin and the third pin according to a current or a voltage of the second pin. The first pin is coupled to the second pin. The transformer outputs an AC voltage to the first pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device. The doorbell interface device is coupled to the second pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device. The chime device is coupled to the third pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device.

Claims

1. A doorbell system, comprising:

a doorbell control device, having a first pin, a second pin, a third pin, and a fourth pin, wherein the doorbell control device is configured to control a conducting state between the first pin and the third pin according to a current or a voltage of the second pin, and the first pin is coupled to the second pin;

a transformer, outputting an AC voltage to the first pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device;

a doorbell interface device, coupled to the second pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device; and

a chime device, coupled to the third pin and the fourth pin of the doorbell control device;

wherein the doorbell control device comprises;

a voltage conversion circuit, coupled to the first pin and the fourth pin, configured to generate a second DC voltage;

a switch unit, configured to switch the conducting state between the first pin and the third pin; and

a control unit, powered by the second DC voltage, configured to control the switch unit according to the current or the voltage of the second pin.

2. The doorbell system according to claim 1, wherein the voltage conversion circuit comprises:

a rectifier, configured to convert a voltage between the first pin and the fourth pin to a first DC voltage; and

a DC voltage conversion circuit, configured to convert the first DC voltage to the second DC voltage.

3. The doorbell system according to claim 2, wherein the doorbell control device further comprises:

a diode, coupled between the first pin and the third pin; and

a current detection unit, powered by the second DC voltage, coupled to the control unit, configured to detect an operating current flowing from the first pin to the second pin;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the switch unit on when the operating current detected by the current detection circuit meets a current criterion, and to control the switch unit off when the operating current does not meet the current criterion.

4. The doorbell system according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is coupled to the rectifier, the control unit is configured to receive the first DC voltage generated by the rectifier, the control unit is configured to control the switch unit on when the control unit determines that the first DC voltage meets a voltage criterion, and the control unit is configured to control the switch unit off when the control unit determines that the first DC voltage does not meet the voltage criterion.

5. The doorbell system according to claim 1, wherein the doorbell interface device comprises a button, the doorbell interface device is configured to change the current or the voltage of the second pin of the doorbell control device and the doorbell control device is configured to control the conducting state between the first pin and the third pin to be on when the button is pressed, and the doorbell control device is configured to control the conducting state between the first pin and the third pin to be off when the button is not pressed.

6. The doorbell system according to claim 5, wherein the chime device produces sound when the conducting state between the first pin and the third pin is on, and the chime device does not produce sound when the conducting state between the first pin and the third pin is off.

7. A doorbell control device, having a first pin, a second pin, a third pin, and a fourth pin, the doorbell control device comprising:

a voltage conversion circuit, coupled to the first pin and the fourth pin, configured to generate a second DC voltage;

a switch unit, configured to switch a conducting state between the first pin and the third pin; and

a control unit, powered by the second DC voltage, configured to control the switch unit according to a current or a voltage of the second pin;

wherein the first pin is coupled to the second pin.

8. The doorbell control device according to claim 7, wherein the voltage conversion circuit comprises:

a rectifier, configured to convert a voltage between the first pin and the fourth pin to a first DC voltage; and

a DC voltage conversion circuit, configured to convert the first DC voltage to the second DC voltage.

9. The doorbell control device according to claim 8, wherein the doorbell control device further comprises:

a diode, coupled between the first pin and the third pin; and

a current detection unit, powered by the second DC voltage, coupled to the control unit, configured to detect an operating current flowing from the first pin to the second pin;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the switch unit on when the operating current detected by the current detection circuit meets a current criterion, and the control unit is configured to control the switch unit off when the operating current does not meet the current criterion.

10. The doorbell control device according to claim 8, wherein the control unit is coupled to the rectifier, the control unit is configured to receive the first DC voltage generated by the rectifier, the control unit is configured to control the switch unit on when the control unit determines that the first DC voltage meets a voltage criterion, and the control unit is configured to control the switch unit off when the control unit determines that the first DC voltage does not meet the voltage criterion.