JP2000319970A - Operation part of toilet inside electric equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the constitution of an operation part of multifuncitonal electric equipment. SOLUTION: A stopping switch 1, a private part washing switch 2, a bidet washing switch 3, a washing intensity switch 4, a power source switch 5, a mode changeover switch M and a display panel P are arranged in an operation part C. A switching function of a power saving state, a setting function of a hot water temperature, a temperature setting function of a heating closet seat and a clock setting function are respectively allocated to the switches 1 to 4 as a sub-function. At normally using time, the respective switches 1 to 4 are set so as to operate as control switches of a main function. When switching a mode to a setting mode by pushing the mode changeover switch M, the respective switches 1 to 4 of the operation part C are set so as to operate as control switches of a sub-function. At this time, the display panel P displays 'setting' for showing that the operation part C is a setting mode, and at the same time, a display is switched so so to show the sub-function. Thus, the number of switches arranged in the operation part C can be reduced to a half of the function number being control objects.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of an operation unit for controlling the operation of electric equipment such as a hot water washing device installed in a toilet, and to simplify the structure of an operation unit having multiple functions. Aim.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Electric equipment installed in a toilet, for example, a hot water washing apparatus, has functions such as bidet washing, hot air drying, deodorization, and a heated toilet seat, in addition to the basic function of local washing. . Moreover, looking at only local cleaning,
Adjustment functions such as water temperature and water discharge pressure, as well as a massage function for changing the water pressure during washing and a function for moving the nozzle back and forth may be added, and the equipment is extremely multifunctional. With the progress of multifunctionality of equipment, switches are added to an operation unit for controlling the equipment, and the number of switches is very large.

[0003]

The increase in the number of switches accompanying the multifunctionalization of electrical equipment causes a problem that the display on the operation unit becomes difficult to understand. So conventionally,
To make it easier to identify the type of switch,
Although measures are taken by changing the shape and dimensions, and by adding tactile symbols, such a method has the disadvantage that the user has to memorize the difference between the switches and is burdensome. Further, when the number of switches is very large, the user cannot remember the difference between the switches, causing a problem that the user takes time to operate. Furthermore, as a result of the increase in the number of switches, the operation unit must be enlarged, resulting in an increase in cost and a decrease in design. If the switches are color-coded to identify the switches, the number of colors used increases as the number of functions increases, making it difficult to match the design of the operation unit with the interior. In addition, there is a problem that the design of the operation unit must be changed every time the type of function of the equipment changes.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides means capable of solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is characterized by controlling the operation of electrical equipment installed in a toilet. , A switch to which a plurality of functions are assigned so as to be switchable, mode switching means for switching the assigned function of the switch, and means for displaying which function of the switch is set to And that it has With this configuration, one switch can be used for controlling a plurality of functions by mode switching, so that the number of switches provided on the operation unit can be reduced.

In the operation unit, a display panel may be provided near the switch, and the display panel may indicate which function of the switch is set. Alternatively, the switch may be constituted by a display panel. With such a configuration,
Since it is easy to grasp the function allocation contents of the switch, erroneous operation can be prevented.

[0006] The dial is provided with the switch also serving as a display panel, and by rotating the dial,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the function assigned to the switch is switched, and at the same time, the content of the switched function is set to be displayed on the panel.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an operation section of a hot water washing device installed in a toilet will be described with reference to FIG. The hot water cleaning device in this example has a local cleaning function, a bidet cleaning function,
It has a heating toilet seat function, the hot water temperature and the discharge intensity can be adjusted for the cleaning function, and the set temperature of the heating toilet seat can be adjusted. As shown in the figure, an operation unit C of the hot water cleaning device includes a stop switch 1 for commanding an operation stop of the device, a local cleaning switch 2, a bidet cleaning switch 3, a cleaning intensity switch for setting a hot water discharge pressure 4, and a power supply. A switch 5, a mode changeover switch M, and a display panel P are provided. The switches 1 to 4 are assigned the following sub-functions. That is, the stop switch 1 has a function of switching the apparatus between a power saving state and a non-power saving state, the local cleaning switch 2 has a hot water temperature setting function, the bidet cleaning switch 3 has a heating toilet seat temperature setting function, and the cleaning intensity switch 4 has a function. Is assigned a clock adjustment function.

In the operation unit C having such a configuration, the switches 1 to 4 are set so as to operate as switches for controlling the main functions described above, in the normal use shown in FIG. At this time, in addition to the current time, the display panel P displays the spouting strength during local cleaning (displayed as posterior strength) and the spouting strength during bidet cleaning (displayed as bidet strength).

When the mode changeover switch M is pressed, the state shown in FIG.
When the mode is switched to the setting mode as shown in FIG. 7, the switches 1 to 4 of the operation unit C are set to operate as switches for controlling the sub-functions described below. At this time, the display panel P displays “Setting” indicating that the operation unit C is in the setting mode, and at the same time, has the sub-functions assigned to the local cleaning switch 2 and the bidet cleaning switch 3, namely, the hot water temperature and the toilet seat. The display switches to show the temperature setting state.

As described above, in this embodiment, the number of switches installed on the operation unit C is half of the number of functions to be controlled. Therefore, since the configuration of the operation unit C is simplified,
Operability and design are both improved.

[Second Embodiment] An operation unit C shown in FIG.
Is configured to display on the display panel P which of the functions assigned to the switch is set to be controlled. In the present embodiment, since a hot water washing device provided with a hot air drying function and an indoor heating function is used, a stop switch 1, a local washing switch 2, a bidet washing switch 3, and a hot water discharge pressure are set in the operation unit. Washing strength switch 4, power switch 5, mode switch M, drying switch 6 for hot air drying
Has been added. An indoor heating function is assigned to the drying switch 6 as a sub-function. The sub-functions assigned to the switches 1 to 4 are as follows.
This is common with the first embodiment.

In the operation section C of this embodiment, the switches 1 to 4 and 6 are set so as to operate as switches for controlling the main functions during normal use as shown in FIG. At this time, the switches 1, 2, 2, and 3 are displayed on the display panel P together with the current time.
The contents of the main functions set for each of 3 and 6 are displayed. That is, each display of "stop" indicating that it is a stop switch, "buttock" indicating that it is a local cleaning switch, "bidet" indicating that it is a bidet cleaning switch, "dry" indicating that it is a drying switch, Then, a display indicating the setting state of each main function is made.

When the mode changeover switch M is pressed, the state shown in FIG.
When the setting mode is switched to the setting mode as shown in the figure, the switches 1-4 of the operation unit C are switched so as to operate as switches for controlling the sub-functions, and at the same time, the switches 1, 2, 3 are displayed on the display panel P. , 6 are displayed. That is, the operation unit C
Is a setting mode indicating that the switch is in the setting mode, a "power saving" display is indicating that the switch 1 is a power saving switch,
"Hot water" is displayed to indicate that the switch 2 is a hot water temperature setting switch, "Toilet seat" is displayed to indicate that the switch 3 is a heating toilet seat temperature setting switch, and the switch 6 is an indoor heating switch. Display "heating"
Are displayed, and a display indicating the setting state of each sub-function is made.

In this embodiment, in addition to the effect that the number of switches can be reduced, the settings of the switches are displayed on the display panel. The advantage is that it can be changed. That is, when the way of assigning functions is changed, the display may be changed in accordance with the change, so that it is easy to cope with an increase or decrease in functions.

[Third Embodiment] An operation unit C shown in FIG.
In addition to the stop switch 1 and the power switch 5, only a rotatable dial switch D provided integrally with a display panel P on its surface and a setting change switch 10 for changing the setting state of each function are provided. It is a thing. In this embodiment, the dial switch D is used as a switch for controlling almost all functions, and a function to be controlled can be selected by rotating the dial switch D. That is, when the dial switch D is rotated, on the display panel P on the surface thereof,
Each of the functions shown in FIGS. 4A to 4F, that is, a local cleaning function, a bidet cleaning function, a hot water temperature setting function, a toilet seat temperature setting function, a hot air drying function, and a time display function are displayed. Therefore, the dial switch D is turned to set the local cleaning switch shown in FIG. 4A, for example. In this state, the water discharge intensity can be changed by the setting change switch 10.

The present invention, other than the above-described embodiments, does not prevent appropriate changes according to the implementation situation.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a plurality of functions are assigned to the switches provided in the operation unit of the electric equipment, and the type of the function to be controlled in the switches can be selected by the mode switching means. Even if the number of functions is increased, an increase in the number of switches can be suppressed. Therefore,
Since the configuration of the operation unit is simplified, the operability is improved, and the design is also improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B show a first embodiment of an operation unit according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view showing a normal use mode, and FIG. 1B is a set mode change mode. It is a front view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show a second embodiment of the operation unit according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view showing normal use, and FIG. 2B is a set mode in which the mode is switched. It is a front view.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the operation unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 relates to a third embodiment of the operation unit according to the present invention, and illustrates a display state of a dial switch on a display panel, wherein FIG. 4A is a local cleaning switch, and FIG. Is a bidet cleaning switch, FIG. (C) is a hot water temperature setting switch, FIG. (D) is a heating toilet seat temperature setting switch, FIG. (E) is a hot air drying switch, and FIG. When you are.

[Explanation of symbols]

C: operation unit P: display panel 1: stop switch 2.
Local cleaning switch 3 ... bidet cleaning switch 4 ... cleaning strength switch 5 ... power switch M ... mode changeover switch

Claims (4)

[Claims] An operation unit for controlling the operation of electrical equipment installed in a toilet, comprising: a switch to which a plurality of functions are assigned so as to be switchable; and a mode switch for switching an assigned function of the switch. And a means for displaying which function of the switch has been set. 2. The electric equipment in a toilet according to claim 1, wherein a display panel is provided near the switch, and the display panel indicates which function of the switch is set. Operation unit. 3. The operation unit according to claim 1, wherein the switch comprises a display panel. 4. The dial is provided with the switch also serving as a display panel, and by rotating the dial,
4. The operation unit of the electrical equipment in a toilet according to claim 3, wherein the function assigned to the switch is switched, and at the same time, the content of the switched function is set to be displayed on the panel.