JP2001033097A - Hot water supply apparatus with tv remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the appearance, operability and convenience of use by providing the image display section of a television set with a section for detecting and displaying the movement of human body. SOLUTION: A human body detecting means 35 is fixed to the ceiling or wall face of a bathroom or to a bath remote controller 30 and comprises a CCD camera, and an artificial retina chip. A display section 22 for displaying the operation of a hot water supply apparatus or TV image comprises a touch panel which comprises a color liquid crystal display panel and a touch switch and the screen is switched sequentially and hierarchically by touching the touch panel. An image processing section processes an image detected by the human body detecting means 35 and means for displaying an image detected by the human body detecting means 35 at the display section 22 of a kitchen remote controller 20 and at the image display section of a TV set may be built in the kitchen remote controller 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device such as a water heater for performing operations such as bath water supply from a remote position using gas, oil or electricity as a heat source, a water heater with a bath heating function, and a water heater with a hot water heating function. And a water heater with a television remote control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a hot water supply apparatus, a hot water supply apparatus is known in which a water heater is installed outdoors, and the water heater is remotely controlled by a touch panel from a remote controller provided at a remote location such as an indoor kitchen or a bathroom. . On the other hand, it is also known to install a television in the kitchen. It is also known to provide a human body detecting means in order to improve safety in a bathroom.

[0003]

However, if the remote control for the water heater, the television, and the display unit for detecting the human body are separately provided on the wall surface of the kitchen, the wall surface becomes narrow, which is not preferable in terms of aesthetics. From such a viewpoint, the display screen for the operation display of the water heater, the operation screen of the television, and the display screen of the human body detection are configured in one box, and the hot water supply display, the television display, and the human body detection display are separately displayed. Can be considered. However, in order to operate a water heater, display a television image, or display a human body detection, not only a large number of screens are required but also a large number of switches are required, which is not desirable in aesthetic appearance. In addition, the operation becomes complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a water heater with a TV remote control which improves aesthetics, improves operability, and is convenient in use.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a water heater with a TV remote controller according to the present invention comprises a water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote control of the water heater and a television picture. A remote control having an image display unit to be displayed, and a human body detection unit provided in a bathroom for detecting a human body, wherein the movement of the human body by the human body detection unit is detected and displayed on the image display unit of the television. The first feature is that a display unit is provided. The water heater with a TV remote controller according to the present invention further includes a water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller having a video display unit for remotely controlling the water heater and displaying a television image,
A switch for selecting a human body detection on the video display unit of the television, and a display unit for detecting and displaying the movement of the human body by the human body detection unit, which is provided in the bathroom and configured to detect a human body. Is a second feature. In addition, the hot water supply device with a TV remote controller according to the present invention,
A third feature of the present invention is that the remote controller is provided in the kitchen in addition to those described in the first and second aspects. A fourth aspect of the present invention relates to a hot water supply device with a TV remote controller, wherein the remote controller is provided in a kitchen and a bathroom in addition to those described in the first and second aspects.
The feature is. A fifth aspect of the hot water supply device with a television remote controller according to the present invention is that the human body detecting means is provided on a bathroom remote controller installed in a bathroom or on a ceiling of the bathroom in addition to the devices described in claims 1 to 4. .

According to the first feature, not only the aesthetic appearance becomes elegant but also the number of screens can be reduced to improve the operability. According to the second feature, in addition to the first feature, the number of switches can be reduced and operability can be improved. According to the third feature, the hot water supply operation display, the television image display, and the human body display in the bathroom can be displayed collectively in the kitchen, and management can be centralized. According to the fourth feature, not only can the visitor be confirmed in the bathroom, but also the safety of the human body can be confirmed from the kitchen. According to the fifth feature, it is possible to simplify the construction and speed up the detection display.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a water heater with a TV remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the kitchen remote controller of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the bath remote controller of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a water heater having a burner, a heat exchanger, a blower fan, etc., using gas, oil or the like as a fuel, and reference numeral 20 denotes a hot water supply installed in an indoor kitchen (including the vicinity of the kitchen). A remote controller for a kitchen for remotely controlling a hot water temperature of a vessel, which has a television receiver and displays a video image.
2. Built-in microphone and speaker. Three
Reference numeral 0 denotes a bath remote controller which is installed in a bathroom and remotely controls a hot water temperature of a water heater, a water level of a bathtub, and the like. Reference numeral 40 denotes a front door unit of a camera intercom installed at a gate post / entrance, and has a built-in image photographing unit such as a camera for taking in an image, a microphone for calls, and a speaker.

The kitchen remote controller 20 and the bath remote controller 30 are connected to the water heater 10 by electric wiring cords 50 and 51, and power is supplied from the water heater 10 to each remote controller. The speaker is built in, and each can talk as an intercom. Reference numeral 41 denotes a push button for communication provided on the entrance terminal 40, and reference numeral 42 denotes an image photographing unit such as a CCD camera for photographing a visitor.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation switch provided on the remote controller 20 for turning on and off the power. In addition to the operation switch 21, the kitchen remote controller 20 includes a display unit 22 for displaying an entrance image captured by the camera 42 of the entrance device 40, terminals for connecting an electric wiring code 61 of the entrance device 40, and the like. It has a connection part 23. The display unit of the remote controller 20 is configured by a liquid crystal screen or the like, and can display not only a television image but also an operation state or a control state of the water heater 10.

The bath remote controller 30 has an operation switch 31 for controlling the water heater 10 and the like,
The display unit 32 has a display unit 32 for displaying the entrance image photographed by the image photographing unit 42 and a television image, and a connection unit 34 such as a terminal for connecting an electric wiring cord 61 of the entrance device 40. . Reference numeral 35 denotes a human body detecting means for detecting a human body attached to a ceiling of a bathroom, a bathroom wall surface, or a bath remote controller 30. The human body detecting means is, for example, CC.
D camera, artificial retinal chip, etc. further,
The water heater 10 has a connection portion 11 such as a terminal for connecting an electric wiring cord 61 of the entrance device 40, and a power terminal 12 such as a plug for introducing an external power supply of 100 volts for home use. Power to the interphone and the like provided in each of the remote controllers 20 and 30 is introduced from the water heater 10 through the electric wiring cords 50 and 51. Between the above water heater and remote control,
For the transmission between the remote controller and the entrance device, digital signals of hot water supply information and audio / image information are conveyed on a two-core low-voltage DC power line in a time division manner. In addition, you may add another entrance cordless handset. 70 is a television antenna, and 71 and 72 are reception cable lines for television reception. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an internal configuration of a remote control unit in a kitchen. 24 is an on-screen display C
A control means 22 composed of a PU or the like is a display unit for displaying an operation display of the water heater, a television image, and the like, and is configured by a touch panel including a color liquid crystal display panel and a touch switch. They are sequentially switched in a hierarchical manner. On the front of the remote control, only the operation switch 21 and the touch panel are provided. 27, a display screen storage means for storing a plurality of display patterns corresponding to operations such as a water heater, a television, an intercom, and a human body detection;
8 is an external CPU for increasing the calling speed of the storage means
It is a calling unit consisting of The display screen storage means 27 is provided in the remote controller 20 on the back surface of the touch panel in order to improve the responsiveness of the display time. Reference numeral 25 denotes communication means for communication with the device main body or another remote controller. Reference numeral 26 denotes a screen selection instructing means for issuing an instruction for hierarchically selecting a screen such as a menu screen based on the operation of the operation switch 21 and the touch panel. Reference numeral 29 denotes display means for displaying operation switches as icons on the screen of the touch panel, which is a display unit, based on a command from the screen selection command means 26. Reference numeral 59 denotes a TV tuner and an intercom. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and shows an internal configuration of a bath remote controller. 36 is a control means comprising an on-screen display CPU or the like, 32
Is a display unit for displaying an operation display of a water heater, a television image display, and a camera image. The display unit is configured by a touch panel including a color liquid crystal display panel and a touch switch. It has become. Only the operation switch 31 and the touch panel are provided on the front of the remote controller. Reference numeral 37 denotes a display screen storage unit that stores a plurality of display patterns corresponding to operations of a water heater, a television, an intercom, a human body detection unit, and the like. Reference numeral 38 denotes a calling unit including an external CPU for increasing the calling speed of the storage unit. The display screen storage means 37 is provided on the remote controller 3 on the rear surface of the touch panel to improve the responsiveness of the display time.
0 is provided. Reference numeral 39 denotes communication means for communication with the device main body or another remote controller. 43 is the operation switch 3
1. Screen selection instructing means for issuing an instruction to hierarchically select a screen such as a menu screen based on a switch operation of a touch panel. Reference numeral 44 denotes display means for displaying an icon on the screen of the touch panel serving as a display unit based on a command from the screen selection command means 43. An image processing unit 45 processes an image detected by the human body detecting means 35 such as an artificial retinal sensor. Reference numeral 58 denotes a detected image display means for displaying an image detected by the human body detecting means 35 on the display unit 22 of the kitchen remote controller 20 and on the video display unit of the television, and may be provided in the kitchen remote controller. As a specific example of this detection of the human body, the bathroom is divided into four parts before the entrance, after the entrance, after the entrance, a washing room, a bathtub when viewed from a plane, and the bather detects the entrance by transitioning from the entrance to the washing room after the entrance, Also, by comparing the current image data with the previous image data, the amount of motion is calculated, and when the amount of change in the motion exceeds a certain value, it is detected that there is a motion. It detects that there is no motion and detects and displays each. Reference numeral 59 denotes a TV tuner and an intercom.

The present invention has such a structure. First, when the bath is to be automatically heated, the operation switch 21 of the kitchen remote controller 20 is turned on, and the display screen storage means 27 by the screen selection command means 26 of the control means 24. Is displayed on the display unit 22. This menu screen is provided as a plurality of so-called icons for each operable function on the touch panel. The icons of the present embodiment are composed of an initial setting switch, a bath switch, a hot water supply switch, an intercom call switch, a television switch, and a human body detection switch, and are hierarchically arranged so that a next new screen appears when any button is pressed. Is displayed. Press the bath switch on this touch panel to switch the screen, and operate the bath temperature setting switch, hot water setting switch, etc. (not shown) at the next level to set the desired temperature and hot water, and then press the automatic switch. Thereby, an electromagnetic valve (not shown) is opened, water flows, the water heater 10 operates, the burner is ignited, and hot water of an appropriate temperature is supplied to the bath. The hot water supply temperature and the like may be displayed on the display units 22 and 32.

The electric wiring cord is of a two-core wire low voltage superposition type and a digital transmission type in order to serve both to supply power and to transmit hot water supply information for remotely controlling the water heater. Since the power supply supplied to the water heater 10 is used as the power supply for the television and the interphone, it is not necessary to separately introduce a dedicated power supply to the remote controller.

Next, in order to use the intercom and the camera intercom, the main unit 40 of the intercom is installed and fixed on a gate post or the like, and then the electric wiring cord 61 is connected to the remote control 20 in the kitchen having a function as the main unit of the intercom. Connect with Thereafter, the power supply of the water heater 10 is used to enable intercom communication between the entrance and the kitchen, between the entrance and the bath, or between the kitchen and the bathroom. The image captured by the camera 42 of the entrance device is displayed on the display unit 22 of the kitchen remote controller 20 by selecting an intercom on the menu screen. The same can be displayed on the display unit 32 of the bath remote controller 30. To watch the television, after connecting the receiving cable line to the television antenna 70, turn on the operation switches 21 and 31 of the remote control, and select the switch 57 of the television from the menu screen of the display unit 22. Is displayed.

Furthermore, a water heater 10, a remote controller 20 for the kitchen which is remotely operated from the kitchen and serves as a master unit of the intercom and the camera interphone, and the water heater 1
In a case where an entrance slave unit 40 is connected to a hot water supply device including a bath remote controller 30 that remotely controls a remote controller 0 from a bathroom, the bath remote controller 30 and the kitchen remote controller 20 are connected.
And a connection part 34, 2 for connecting a slave unit to the water heater 10
If the kitchen remote controller 20 is closer in distance to the entrance remote unit 40 than the bath remote controller 30 and the water heater 10 if the remote control units 3 and 11 are provided, the entrance remote unit 40 is wired to the connection unit 23 of the kitchen remote controller 20. You only need to connect it.
When the bath remote controller 30 is closer to the entrance device 40 than the water heater 10 and the water heater 10, the entrance device 40 may be connected to the connection portion 34 of the bath remote controller 30 by wiring. When they are close to each other, they may be connected to the connecting portion 11 of the water heater 10 by wiring.

When the human body detection switch in the bathroom is selected, the human body detection means 35 is operated, and the detected image display means 58 passes through the image processing section 45 to display the bathroom condition on the display section 22 of the remote controller 20 in the kitchen. Is displayed. The display unit that detects and displays the movement of the human body is provided on the screen of the video display unit that is the display unit of the TV image of the remote control, so there is no need to provide a separate display unit for human body detection. Can be downsized. Further, the switch for selecting the human body detection is also displayed by using the image display unit of the television, which is the screen of the touch panel, so that it is not necessary to separately provide a box for operation, and the wall surface can be widely used. In addition,
In connection with the present embodiment, when a human body is detected in a bathroom, an image of the bathroom is displayed on a display unit of a remote control of the kitchen and an alarm is sounded only when no motion continues for a certain period of time. Thus, a monitoring function in the bathroom may be provided. Although the present invention has been described with respect to a wired hot water supply remote control, a wireless remote control may be used.
In addition, the remote control 20, 30 of the water heater may be provided with an infrared receiver, and not only the TV and the video but also the water heater may be controlled by an infrared remote controller for controlling other devices such as a television and a video which can be controlled by infrared rays. Good.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a water heater with a burner and a heat exchanger and a remote control of the water heater are provided. A remote control having an image display unit for displaying an image of a television, and a human body detection unit provided in a bathroom and detecting a human body, wherein the movement of the human body is detected by the human body detection unit on the image display unit of the television. Since the display unit for displaying the image is provided, the aesthetic appearance is also graceful, and it is not necessary to separately provide a display unit for detecting the human body, and the size can be reduced and the usability can be improved. According to the water heater with a TV remote controller according to claim 2, a water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller having a video display unit for remotely controlling the water heater and displaying a television image, A switch for selecting a human body detection on the video display unit of the television, and a display unit for detecting and displaying the movement of the human body by the human body detection unit, which is provided in the bathroom and configured to detect a human body. Is provided, it is possible to display not only the television image but also the image display of the human body detection on the touch panel of the remote control, and it is not necessary to separately provide a selection switch for the human body detection, and it is possible to further reduce the size of the remote control. . Further, according to the hot water supply device with a television remote control according to the third aspect, a remote control is provided in the kitchen in addition to the ones according to the first and second aspects. In addition, the display of the human body in the bathroom can be displayed at a time, and the management can be centralized. According to the hot water supply device with a television remote controller according to the fourth aspect,
The remote control is provided in the kitchen and bathroom in addition to those described in, so that not only the visitor can be confirmed in the bathroom, but also the operation of calling the bather after confirming the human body can be quickly performed from the kitchen to the bathroom. be able to. Claim 5
According to the hot water supply device with a television remote control described in claim 1,
Since the human body detecting means in addition to those described in (1) to (4) are provided on the bath remote controller installed in the bathroom or on the ceiling of the bathroom, it is possible to simplify the construction and to speed up the detection display.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a water heater with a TV remote controller to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a kitchen remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a bath remote controller of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Water heater 20 Kitchen remote control 22 Display part 27 Display screen storage means 29 Display means 30 Bath remote control 35 Human body detection means 58 Detection image display means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller having a video display section for remotely controlling the water heater and displaying an image on a television, and a human body detecting means provided in a bathroom for detecting a human body Consisting of
A hot water supply device with a television remote control, wherein a display unit for detecting and displaying a movement of a human body by the human body detection means is provided on an image display unit of the television. 2. A water heater having a burner and a heat exchanger, a remote controller having a video display unit for remotely controlling the water heater and displaying an image on a television, and a human body detecting means provided in a bathroom for detecting a human body. Consisting of
A hot water supply device with a television remote control, wherein a switch for selecting human body detection and a display unit for detecting and displaying the movement of the human body by the human body detection means are provided on the video display unit of the television. 3. The hot water supply device with a television remote control according to claim 1, wherein the remote control is provided in a kitchen. 4. The hot water supply device with a television remote control according to claim 1, wherein the remote control is provided in a kitchen and a bathroom. 5. The hot water supply device with a television remote control according to claim 1, wherein the human body detection means is provided on a bath remote control installed in the bathroom or on a ceiling of the bathroom.