JP2001120465A - Toilet equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide toilet equipment, which informs the time and spent time with voice information. SOLUTION: By pushing an operation switch 1, a speaker 5 utters the time information voice, for example, 'ten, twenty-three'. When a user sit on a seat 17, a signal of sitting detection from a sensor for sitting 2 is entered to a control circuit 3, then, the speaker 5 utters the similar time information voice. When continuous sitting situation is detected for prescribed time T after sitting on the seat 17, the voice informs time passage like 'T minutes has passed'. The voice may utter hourly like 6:00, 7:00, or 8:00, otherwise at prescribed time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet facility, and more particularly to a toilet facility suitable for use in a toilet seat box, a remote controller, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has become widespread to install a hot water washing device (sometimes referred to as a sanitary washing device, a local washing device, etc.) for washing the buttocks of a human body in a Western-style toilet. In some cases, an air conditioner is installed in the toilet room. A controller for such a hot water washing apparatus or an air conditioner may be provided with a liquid crystal unit for displaying time.

Further, a toilet seat box incorporating a hot water washing device is provided with a liquid crystal section for displaying a time together with an operation switch of the hot water washing device.

[0004]

The conventional liquid crystal portion for displaying time is relatively small, so that it is sometimes difficult to see. Also,
It may be difficult to see even depending on the condition of the illuminance in the toilet room or direct rays of light. Furthermore, in order to see the liquid crystal portion provided in the toilet seat box, it is necessary for the person sitting on the toilet seat to twist his / her upper body, which is sometimes difficult to see and sometimes difficult for people with low vision or nearsightedness.

[0005] In view of such disadvantages, an object of the present invention is to provide a toilet facility capable of knowing the time or the elapsed sitting time by voice.

[0006]

According to the toilet equipment of the present invention (claim 1), in a toilet equipment installed in a toilet room, a clock function unit and a sound are generated based on a signal from the clock function unit. And a sound generator that performs the function. According to such a toilet facility, a sound indicating the time can be generated, so that the above-mentioned disadvantages are solved.

The timing for generating the time display sound is as follows: (a) When an operation switch for sound generation is operated (Claim 2); (b) When seating on the toilet seat is detected (Claim 3) c) When sitting on the toilet seat for a predetermined time or longer (Claim 4).

In the toilet facility of the present invention, a sound indicating a required situation (for example, an emergency) may be generated from the sound generating unit. As a timing for generating the sound indicating the required situation, a case where the continuous sitting time reaches a predetermined time is exemplified.

In the toilet facility of the present invention (claim 7), seating detecting means for detecting the seating of the toilet on the toilet seat, and the seating is continued until a predetermined time elapses after the seating detecting means detects seating. Control means for controlling the sound generation unit so as to generate a sound when the sound is detected.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a control block diagram of a toilet facility according to an embodiment, Fig. 2 (a) is a perspective view showing a Western style toilet with a toilet seat box according to this embodiment, and Fig. 2 (b) is a switch thereof. It is a top view of a panel.

The toilet seat box 10 has a main body 12 installed on the rear upper surface of the toilet bowl of the Western-style toilet bowl 11 and an overhang 13 protruding from the main body 12. A switch panel is provided on the upper surface of the overhang 13. (Nameplate) 14 is provided.

The toilet seat box body 12 includes a washing nozzle 1
5, 16 and a hot air drying fan (not shown) are provided. Further, a toilet seat 17 and a toilet lid 18 are attached to the main body 12 so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction. Reference numeral 19 denotes a low tank installed on the rear upper surface of the Western style toilet 11.

As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the switch panel 14 on the upper surface of the overhanging portion has a stop switch 20 for stopping the operations of anal washing (shower washing), bidet washing, hot air drying, etc. Operation switch 21, bidet cleaning operation switch 22, dry switch 23 for blowing hot air, wide cleaning on / off switch 24 for adjusting the spread of cleaning, cleaning position advance switch 25, retreat switch 26, temperature of toilet seat A toilet seat temperature control switch 27 for adjusting the temperature, a dial 28 for adjusting the washing strength, a hot water temperature adjustment switch 29 for adjusting the water temperature of the shower and the like are arranged.

The switch panel 14 further includes a liquid crystal unit 4 for displaying a time, a sound passing unit 6 including a hole through which a sound from a sound generating speaker 5 passes, and an operation switch for a time sound generating operation. 1 is provided. The loudspeaker 5 is installed below the sound passage section 6.

The toilet seat box 10 is provided with a seating sensor 2 for detecting seating on the toilet seat 17. As the seating sensor 2, various types such as a load detection type and a capacitance change type can be used.

The seat sensor 2 and the operation switch 1 are connected to a control circuit 3. The control circuit 3 also has a clock function, and the current time is always measured.

The control circuit 3 displays the current time on the liquid crystal unit 4 and outputs a signal to the speaker 5.

In the toilet facility configured as described above, when the operation switch 1 is pressed, the speaker 5 generates a time sound (for example, "10:23"). Also,
When the user sits on the toilet seat 17, a seating detection signal from the seating sensor 2 is input to the control circuit 3, and a similar time sound is generated from the speaker 5.

The sound may be generated after a certain period of time, such as 10 seconds or 30 seconds, has elapsed since the user sat down.

Further, in this embodiment, when the seating is continuously detected until the predetermined time T has elapsed since the seating on the toilet seat 17, the elapsed time such as “T has passed” is determined. Display sound is generated. Note that a melody or a simple warning sound may be generated instead of the time display or elapsed time display sound. By hearing this sound, for example, the user who is dozing on the toilet seat 17 is alerted. It is also possible for people around the toilet room to be aware that an emergency such as myocardial infarction has occurred.

The time T is, for example, 20 minutes to 60 minutes.
Preferably, it is selected from minutes. It is preferable to incorporate a function for adjusting the time T.

The control circuit 3 operates at 6:00 and 7: 0
A sound may be generated at an hour such as 0 or 8:00 or at a preset time (for example, 5 minutes before the start of work).

In the above embodiment, the sound is generated based on the operation switch 1 and the seating sensor 2, but the sound may be generated based on only one of them.

In the above embodiment, the toilet seat box 1
Although the sound generating function is incorporated in the remote controller 0, the sound generating function may be incorporated in a remote controller for a hot water cleaning device or an air conditioner in a toilet room, or in toilet facilities such as an air conditioner.

[0025]

As described above, according to the toilet equipment of the present invention, the time and elapsed time can be known by voice, which is extremely convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing toilet equipment according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a Western-style toilet with a hot water washing device as a toilet facility according to the embodiment, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view of the switch panel of the hot water cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation switch 2 Seating sensor 3 Control circuit 4 Liquid crystal part 5 Speaker 6 Audio passage part 10 Toilet seat box 11 Western style toilet 12 Toilet seat box main body 13 Overhang part 14 Switch panel 15 Cleaning nozzle 17 Toilet seat 18 Toilet lid 19 Low tank 20 Stop switch 21 22 Operation switch for washing 23 Dry switch

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuho Miyawaki 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Motohiro Nishiuchi 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Stock Inax Inc. (72) Inventor Ken Takamata 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Inc. (72) Inventor Kazuo Matsuura 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Co., Ltd. (Reference) 2D037 EB00

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A toilet facility installed in a toilet room, comprising: a clock function unit; and a sound generation unit that generates sound based on a signal from the clock function unit. 2. The toilet facility according to claim 1, further comprising an operation switch for generating a sound from the sound generation unit. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: seat detection means for detecting the seating of the toilet on the toilet seat; and control means for generating a sound from the sound generation unit based on the seat detection of the seat detection means. Toilet facilities characterized by that. 4. The sound generating device according to claim 3, wherein the control means generates a sound so as to generate a sound when the seating is continuously detected until a predetermined time elapses after the seating detecting means detects the seating. Toilet facilities characterized by controlling a section. 5. The toilet facility according to claim 1, wherein when the time signal of the clock function unit is a fixed time, the sound is generated from the sound generation unit. 6. A seat detecting means for detecting seating of a toilet on a toilet seat, and generating a sound when seating is continuously detected until a predetermined time elapses after the seat detecting means detects seating. And a control means for controlling the voice generating unit as described above.