JP2002224075A - Hot water washing stool with adipometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hot water washing stool with an adipometer capable of accurately measuring a body fat rate by contacting with a manual electrode in a state of stretching arms regardless of the length of the arms of a user and a difference in a physical constitution. SOLUTION: This hot water cleaning stool 1 with the adipometer has the adipometer 7 for calculating the body fat rate by measuring organismic impedance between a hand and a hip part by a plurality of electrodes 5a and 5b arranged on the stool 3, and the manual electrode 6 contacting with either of left or right one hand. The manual electrode 6 and a body part 2 are connected by an electric wire 8 so that a position of the manual electrode 6 can be changed according to the length of the arms of the user, and the user can measure the body fat rate in a state of always stretching the arms regardless of a difference in the physical constitution. A hand contact position to the manual electrode 6 may be changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot water flush toilet seat and, more particularly, to a warm water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter capable of measuring a body fat percentage by a bioelectrical impedance method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one of devices for performing daily health management at home, a body fat percentage meter based on bioimpedance measurement is known. This body fat percentage meter measures the bioimpedance between both hands or between both feet, calculates the body fat percentage based on a correlation formula derived in advance by a statistical method, and displays the result on a display unit provided on the main body. Is configured to be displayed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-131404 discloses that a toilet seat is provided with electrodes, biological information such as electrocardiogram, myoelectricity, and body fat percentage is detected between the electrodes, and a characteristic amount of the biological information is calculated.
A toilet seat device configured to notify a result is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-126088 discloses that a pair of electrodes of a current-carrying electrode and a potential-measuring electrode is disposed on a toilet seat and a grip separately provided on a side portion of a main body, and a hand is provided. There is disclosed an apparatus in which the impedance between a buttock and a thigh or a thigh is measured, and an input unit for inputting a body parameter, a calculation unit, and a display unit are provided in a main body.

[0005]

However, in the conventional body fat meter, the body fat percentage of the whole body is calculated by the bioimpedance of the hand or the foot. There was a problem that it could not be measured accurately.

[0006] Also, in the toilet seat device, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 31404, when an electrode is provided on the toilet seat of the toilet seat device and body fat is measured only between the thighs, the body fat is measured between the thighs, and the torso is measured. However, since the impedance is not measured, there is still a problem that the error is large.

On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-126088, a pair of a current-carrying electrode and a potential-measuring electrode is disposed on a toilet seat and a hand grip, and the impedance between the hand and the buttocks or thighs is measured. Is measured, the above-mentioned problem is alleviated to some extent, and a relatively accurate measurement result can be obtained.

However, since the hand electrode is provided on the grip portion fixedly arranged on the main body, many people take a bent posture at the time of measurement, and the bending of the arm causes a measurement error. Problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a body that can be measured accurately by contacting a hand electrode with the arm extended, regardless of the physical size of the user, such as the length of the arm. It is intended to provide a hot water flush toilet seat with a fat percentage meter.

[0010]

The hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat meter according to the present invention measures the bioimpedance between the hand and the buttocks by using a plurality of electrodes provided on the toilet seat and a hand electrode in contact with the hand. In the warm water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter having a body fat percentage meter for calculating the body fat percentage, the position of the hand electrode or the contact position of the hand with the hand electrode can be changed according to the length of the user's arm. It is provided with a contact position variable means, and it is possible to measure the bioimpedance between the hand and the buttocks with the arm extended, so that there is no variation in bioimpedance due to bending of the arm, and it is possible to measure the accurate body fat percentage it can.

Further, if the contact position varying means is an electric wire which connects the hand electrode and the main body and can be stored in the main body when not in use, the contact position variable means can be realized with a simple structure using the electric wire. By storing the electric wires in the main body, it is possible to eliminate an uncomfortable appearance when not in use.

Further, if the contact position changing means is a hand electrode sliding means provided on the main body so as to support the hand electrode in a slidable manner, the arm may be extended at the time of measurement by the sliding movement of the hand electrode. This makes it possible to realize a contact position varying unit having a simple configuration and a sense of unity with the main body.

When the contact position varying means is a hand electrode rod provided with a long electrode in the longitudinal direction, the contact position varying means having a simple structure is realized by grasping the hand electrode rod at a position where the arm extends. it can.

Further, when the hand electrode is provided integrally with a handrail used when the user sits on the toilet seat or stands up, the contact electrode variable means saves space by also serving as the hand electrode and the handrail. Can be realized.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of a hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a warm water flush toilet seat, and reference numeral 2 denotes a main body thereof. Reference numeral 3 denotes a toilet seat, and reference numeral 4 denotes a toilet lid. Left and right hip electrodes 5a and 5b are disposed on the upper surface of the toilet seat 3, and the main body 2
It is connected to the body fat percentage meter 7 arranged inside. Also,
The hand electrode 6 is connected to the body fat percentage meter 7. The hand electrode 6 is connected to the main body 2 via a wire 8 of an appropriate length, and is configured so that the hand electrode 6 can be pulled out to a position at an arbitrary distance from the main body 2 according to the length of the user's arm. ing.
The hand electrode 6 and the electric wire 8 are configured to be housed in the main body 2. Reference numeral 9 denotes a storage section for the hand electrode 6. The electric wire 8 may be formed of a curled cord, or may be provided with a cord reel so that it is automatically stored in the main body 2 by storing the hand electrode 6, or in a storage box provided in the main body 2. May be housed together with the hand electrode 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the body fat percentage meter 7 applies a high-frequency signal to each of the electrodes 5a, 5b, 6 to measure a bioimpedance, and detects a body fat percentage from the measured bioimpedance. An operation unit 11 for performing operations, a storage unit 12 for storing various data, a transmission / reception unit 13 for processing transmission / reception data for transmitting / receiving various data to / from a remote controller (not shown) provided with display means, And a control unit 14 for controlling.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the detecting section 10
Left and right hip electrodes 5a and 5b and hand electrode 6 provided on the toilet seat 3
Is configured to measure the bioimpedance between the two. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), a living body between one of the left and right electrodes 5a or 5b provided on the toilet seat 3 and a pair of hand electrodes 6a and 6b arranged to be held by the left and right hands, respectively. It may be configured to measure the impedance.

Next, the operation and operation will be described. When measuring the body fat percentage, the user sits on the toilet seat 3, takes out the hand electrode 6 from the storage section 9 of the main body 2, grips the hand electrode 6 with the right hand, and extends the arm straight. Then, the buttocks of the user are in contact with the electrodes 5a and 5b, the hands are in contact with the hand electrodes 6, and these electrodes 5a, 5b and 6 are connected to the detection unit 10 of the body fat percentage meter 7. As shown by a broken line in FIG. 3A, a high-frequency current flows between the hand and the right and left buttocks by the detection unit 10, and the bioimpedance between them can be measured. At this time, since the hand electrode 6 can be pulled out to any position according to the length of the user's arm with the electric wire 8, the measurement can be performed with the arm always extended regardless of the user's physique. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the dispersion of the measurement due to the bending of the arm, and to accurately measure the bioelectrical impedance. The body fat percentage between the hand and the buttocks of the subject is calculated by the calculation unit 11 based on the detected bioimpedance, and the body fat percentage data is stored in the storage unit 12 and transmitted and received by the transmission / reception unit 13. The data is converted into transmission data and transmitted to a remote controller (not shown) provided with a display means by a transmission means (not shown) and displayed.

According to this embodiment, the body fat percentage is
Measurements can be made using the buttocks and thighs that have stable skin surface conditions.Also, as described above, measurement is always performed with the arm extended regardless of the user's physique, and the measurement is based on the bending of the arm Can be eliminated, and a highly accurate measurement result can be obtained. In addition, since the body fat percentage is measured based on the bioelectrical impedance between the buttocks and hands of the subject, not only the arms, shoulders, and chest, but also between the thighs and the torso Since the body fat percentage is measured based on the included bioelectrical impedance, the body fat percentage can be accurately measured even when the body fat is unevenly distributed around the waist and the lower abdomen, which can be useful for health management .

Further, since the hand electrode 6 and the main body 2 are connected by the electric wire 8 which can be stored in the main body 2 when not in use, the hand electrode 6 and the main body 2 can be arranged in a simple configuration according to the length of the arm of the user. Hand electrode 6
Can be changed, and the electric wire 8 can be stored in the main body 2 to eliminate a sense of discomfort when not in use.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description of the embodiment, the same components as those of the preceding embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Only different points will be described.

In this embodiment, a hand that supports the hand electrode 6 so as to be slidable up and down on the main body 2 so that the hand electrode 6 can be slid up and down according to the length of the arm of the user. An electrode sliding means 15 is provided. According to the present embodiment, the arm can be extended at the time of measurement by sliding the hand electrode 6, so that the configuration can be simplified and have a sense of unity with the main body 2.

The hand electrode sliding means 15 may be provided on the side surface of the main body 2 or may be provided so as to extend further below the main body 2 as shown. Further, in the illustrated example, the example in which the hand electrode sliding means 15 extends substantially downward is shown, but it may extend in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, or the oblique direction. Further, the hand electrode 6 may be urged to a predetermined position using a spring or the like, and may return to a fixed position when not in use. For example, if the fixed position is set to the top and pressed down at the time of measurement, it is easy to grasp the hand electrode 6 at the start of measurement. can do.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, the hand electrode rod 16 which is long in the vertical direction is provided on the side of the main body 2. This hand electrode rod 16
Is provided with a hand electrode 6 that extends long along its long axis direction.

According to the present embodiment, regardless of the physique of the user, by gripping the hand electrode rod 16 with the arm extended, the hand with respect to the hand electrode 6 according to the length of the arm of the user. The contact position can be changed, and a simple contact position varying means can be realized.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment of the hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the electrode 5 provided on the toilet seat 3
The electrodes a and 5b are composed of a pair of electrodes 17a and 17b on the measurement side and electrodes 18a and 18b on the application side.

By thus configuring the electrodes 5a and 5b with a pair of electrodes on the measurement side and the application side, the contact resistance between the human body and the electrodes can be offset to improve the accuracy of measuring the bioelectrical impedance. Although the illustrated example shows a modification of the electrodes 5a and 5b in the third embodiment, similar effects can be obtained by applying the same to other embodiments.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment of the hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, the handrail 19 provided on the main body 2 is used by the user to use it when the user sits on the toilet seat 3 or stands up.
Are integrally provided, and the handrail 19 also serves as a hand electrode rod. According to the present embodiment, since the handrail 19 also serves as a hand electrode rod, it is possible to realize a contact position variable unit that saves space.

In the illustrated example, the handrail 1 also serves as a hand electrode.
Although the example in which 9 is provided only on the right side of the main body 2 is shown, it may be provided on either side or both. Although the example in which the handrail 19 is provided on the main body 2 is shown, even if the handrail 19 is sandwiched and fixed between the toilet (not shown) and the main body 2,
It may be fixed to the floor or wall in the toilet room.

[0034]

According to the hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter of the present invention, as is apparent from the above description, the plurality of electrodes provided on the toilet seat and the hand electrode contacting one of the right and left hands. Measuring the bioimpedance between the hand and the buttocks, having a body fat percentage meter to calculate the body fat percentage, and the position of the hand electrode or the contact position of the hand with the hand electrode according to the length of the user's arm Since the contact position variable means that can be changed is provided, even if the body fat is unevenly distributed around the waist etc. by measuring the impedance between the hand and the buttocks or thighs, it can be accurately measured In addition, since the bioimpedance between the hand and the buttocks can be measured with the arm extended, there is no variation in the bioimpedance due to the bending of the arm, and an accurate body fat percentage can be measured.

Further, if the contact position varying means is an electric wire which connects the hand electrode and the main body and can be stored in the main body when not in use, the contact position variable means can be realized with a simple structure using the electric wire. By storing the electric wires in the main body, it is possible to eliminate an uncomfortable appearance when not in use.

Further, if the contact position changing means is a hand electrode sliding means provided on the main body so as to support the hand electrode in a slidable manner, the arm may be extended at the time of measurement by the sliding movement of the hand electrode. This makes it possible to realize a contact position varying means that is simple and has a structure that is integrated with the main body.

Further, when the contact position varying means is a hand electrode rod provided with a long electrode in the long axis direction, the contact position varying means having a simple structure is realized by grasping the hand electrode rod at a position where the arm extends. it can.

Further, when the hand electrode is provided integrally with a handrail used when the user sits on the toilet seat or stands up, the contact electrode variable means saves space by also serving as the hand electrode and the handrail. Can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of a hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a body fat meter according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a measurement state of a body fat percentage in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of a second embodiment of a hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of a third embodiment of a hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a warm water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hot-water washing toilet seat 2 Body part 3 Toilet seat 5a, 5b Electrode 6 Hand electrode 7 Body fat percentage meter 8 Electric wire 9 Storage part 15 Hand electrode slide means 16 Hand electrode rod 19 Handrail

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) A61H 35/00 A61B 5/04 300J E03D 9/00 (72) Inventor Kazunori Ishii 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Address: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yutaka Mizutani 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inside Inax Co., Ltd. Person Motohiro Nishiuchi 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Hiroyasu Fukaya Ai 5-1, 1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Japan Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Kazuo Matsuura 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation F-term (reference) 2D037 AD00 BA16 2D038 JC00 ZA03 4C027 AA06 EE01 GG00 KK00 KK01 4C094 AA08 AA09 BB10 BB17 BC12 DD12 DD14 EE17 EE20 GG08

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A body fat percentage meter having a body fat percentage meter that calculates a body fat percentage by measuring bioimpedance between a hand and a hip using a plurality of electrodes provided on a toilet seat and a hand electrode in contact with a hand. In the hot water flush toilet seat, a body fat percentage meter provided with a contact position variable means capable of changing a position of a hand electrode or a contact position of a hand with the hand electrode according to a length of a user's arm Warm water washing toilet seat. 2. The toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to claim 1, wherein the contact position changing means connects the hand electrode to the main body and is an electric wire that can be stored in the main body when not in use. . 3. The hot water washing device with a body fat percentage meter according to claim 1, wherein the contact position changing means is a hand electrode sliding means provided on the main body so as to support the hand electrode in a slidable manner. toilet seat. 4. The hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to claim 1, wherein the contact position changing means is a hand electrode rod provided with a long electrode in a long axis direction. 5. The hot water flush toilet seat with a body fat percentage meter according to claim 4, wherein the hand electrode rod is provided integrally with a handrail used when the user sits on the toilet seat or stands up.