JP2002106031A - Remote control mechanism for sanitary washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control mechanism for a sanitary washing device capable of performing the temperature control of a plurality of sanitary washing devices in a labor saving manner. SOLUTION: This remote control mechanism for the sanitary washing device remote-controls the sanitary washing device 100 by a remote control device 200 not connected to the sanitary washing device 100. The sanitary washing device 100 has a temperature regulating mechanism 10 for controlling the sanitary washing device, and a water heater 7 for heating wash water and/or a seat heater 4 for heating a seat. The sanitary washing device 100 is provided with a radio wave receiving part 11 for receiving radio wave signals transmitted from the remote control device 200, and sets the target temperature of the water heater 7 and/or seat heater 4 by the radio wave signals, so that a person in charge of operation and maintenance can easily set up the sanitary washing device 100 corresponding to the environmental change.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for remotely controlling a sanitary washing device, and more particularly to a remote control mechanism which can be suitably used for centrally controlling the setting of a plurality of sanitary washing devices. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sanitary washing apparatus has been provided with a temperature control mechanism such as a heater for adjusting the temperature of washing water and toilet seat to a comfortable temperature for a user. An adjustment switch is provided so that the temperature can be set to a temperature desired by the user, so that the temperature can be adjusted appropriately. This temperature adjustment may be changed according to the preference of each user, but is often changed according to a change in the room temperature of the toilet due to a change in the season.

[0003]

When such a sanitary washing device is used in a home, the number of sanitary washing devices installed in one home is as small as one or two units. The temperature of each sanitary washing device can be easily adjusted. For example, the temperature may be adjusted when used. However, when the sanitary washing devices are installed in toilets of facilities such as offices, hospitals, schools, etc., a plurality of sanitary washing devices are installed on each of a plurality of floors in one facility. In such an environment, when adjusting the set temperature according to seasonal changes,
For example, a maintenance person had to control the temperature of each sanitary washing device one by one, which took a lot of time and was very troublesome. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control mechanism for a sanitary washing device that can perform temperature management of a plurality of sanitary washing devices with reduced labor.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a controller mechanism for controlling a sanitary washing apparatus, a heat exchange section for heating washing water and / or a toilet seat for heating a toilet seat. A sanitary washing device having a heating unit,
In a remote control mechanism of the sanitary washing device that is remotely controlled by a non-connected remote control device with the sanitary washing device, the sanitary washing device includes a radio wave receiving unit that receives a radio signal transmitted from the remote control device, Since the target temperature of the heat exchanging unit and / or the toilet seat heating unit is set by the radio wave signal, the maintenance person can easily set the sanitary washing device corresponding to the environmental change.

[0005] A second aspect of the present invention is characterized by having a transmission mechanism for transmitting a reception completion signal when the radio signal of the first aspect is received. It can be carried out.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, if the reception completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time after transmitting a radio signal transmitted from the outside, control is performed to increase the output of the radio signal. Therefore, a problem due to various noises due to transmission of an unnecessarily large radio signal is not caused.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the sanitary washing device according to the present invention. A toilet seat 1 having a built-in toilet seat heater (toilet seat heating unit), a hinge 2 for allowing the toilet seat 1 to rotate, a heat exchanger (not shown) for heating and keeping the local washing water, an electric heater and heat exchange A controller (not shown) for controlling the container is built in the main body 3.
Further, the main body 3 is provided with a signal transmission / reception unit that receives a radio signal transmitted from the remote control device that is not connected to the sanitary washing device and transmits the radio signal from the main body 3 to the remote control device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system according to the present invention. The sanitary washing device 100 includes the toilet seat heater 4.
Toilet mechanism 6 having a temperature sensor 5 and a hot water heater 7
And a hot water mechanism 9 having a temperature detecting mechanism 8, a temperature adjusting mechanism 10 for controlling the temperatures of the toilet seat mechanism 6 and the hot water mechanism 9 based on the temperatures detected by the temperature detecting mechanisms 5 and 8, a radio wave receiving mechanism 11 and a transmitting mechanism 12 And a transmitting / receiving unit having: The remote control device 200 includes an output adjustment mechanism 13 for inputting the settings of the toilet seat heating temperature and the hot water temperature of the sanitary washing device 100, and a remote control mechanism 1 for converting the input into a transmission radio wave.
4, a transmission / reception display mechanism 15 for displaying a transmission / reception state of a radio signal, and a transmission / reception unit having a radio reception mechanism 16 and a transmission mechanism 17. The temperature adjustment setting signal of the sanitary washing device 100 by the operation of the remote control device 200 performed by the maintenance person is transmitted to the sanitary washing device 100 from the transmitting mechanism 16 that transmits a radio wave. The sanitary washing device 100 receives the radio signal, transmits a reception completion signal, and changes the temperature setting of the toilet seat heater 4 and the hot water heater 7. The reception state of the radio signal is determined by the transmission / reception display mechanism 15 on the remote control device 200 side.
(For example, an LED), the maintenance technician may perform individual temperature adjustment according to the reception state. If the radio signal does not cause noise or the like in various devices, the temperature control setting of all the sanitary washing devices 100 to be managed can be changed at the same time by adjusting the output of the radio signal to a higher level. It is. The set temperature of the plurality of sanitary washing devices 100 can be adjusted with the minimum necessary signal transmission output.

In order to change the setting of the plurality of sanitary washing devices 100 in the most labor-saving manner, the plurality of sanitary washing devices 100 must be changed.
It is preferable that the remote control is performed by one remote control device 200 at the same time. By the way, in recent years, models that operate the sanitary washing device using a remote controller without operating the main body operation unit are increasing. Normally, when a plurality of sanitary washing devices 100 are installed side by side in a public toilet (referred to as a simultaneous toilet), the other sanitary washing devices are prevented from malfunctioning by a control signal from a remote controller provided in each sanitary washing device 100. The control signal is provided with a model-specific code, and the sanitary washing device is designed to operate only when the control signal has a specific model-specific code. When one remote control device 200 controls a plurality of devices at the same time, the sanitary washing device 100 receives a control signal with a model code and a control signal without a model code. It is good. At this time, it is preferable to set the strength of the radio signal to such an extent that the signal passes through the partition or door of the toilet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a sanitary washing device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat 2 Hinge 3 Main body 4 Toilet seat heater 5 Temperature detection mechanism 6 Toilet seat mechanism 7 Hot water heater 8 Temperature detection mechanism 9 Hot water mechanism 10 Temperature adjustment mechanism 11 Receiving mechanism 12 Transmission mechanism 13 Output adjustment mechanism 14 Remote control mechanism 15 Transmission / reception display mechanism 16 Reception Mechanism 17 Transmission mechanism 100 Sanitary washing device 200 Remote control device

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sanitary washing device having a controller mechanism for controlling a sanitary washing device, a heat exchange unit for heating washing water, and / or a toilet seat heating unit for heating a toilet seat, and a remote controller not connected to the sanitary washing device. In the remote control mechanism of the sanitary washing device remotely controlled by the control device, the sanitary washing device includes a radio wave receiving unit that receives a radio signal transmitted from the remote control device, the heat exchange unit and the A remote control mechanism for the sanitary washing device, wherein the target temperature of the toilet seat heating unit is set. 2. The remote control mechanism for a sanitary washing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission mechanism for transmitting a reception completion signal when the radio wave signal is received. 3. After transmitting a radio signal transmitted from outside,
The remote control mechanism for a sanitary washing device according to claim 1, wherein when the reception completion signal is not returned within a predetermined time, control is performed to increase the output of the radio signal.