JP2004154418A - Toilet seat controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet seat controller which can raise the toilet seat by pressing any of switch buttons other than a switch for raising the toilet seat. <P>SOLUTION: First, a seat lid driving device 6 is activated and a seat lid 4 is raised when a use comes into the toilet. In the case the user does not sit on the toilet seat 3 when any switch button except flush switch buttons 31 and 32 to flush either feces or urine and a power switch button 40 is pressed, the toilet seat 3 is raised. After the toilet seat 3 is raised, each switch button on a remote-control 20 controls the inherent function for the switches. After the toilet lid 4 is raised, the toilet flushes either feces or urine when the switch button 31 or 32 on the remote-control 20 is pressed, and then the toilet seat 3 is raised when any of switch buttons other than the flush switch buttons 31 and 32 and the power switch button 40 is pressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toilet seat control device that raises a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet by operating a switch.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Toilet seat control devices for opening and closing (standing, falling) a toilet seat or a toilet lid on a Western-style toilet by operating a switch provided on a remote controller are well-known, for example, as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-121775 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-71799
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since conventional switches for opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet lid are dedicated to them, it is necessary to identify the switch for opening and closing the toilet seat and the toilet lid from among many switches provided on the remote controller. This identification of the switch may be difficult for a person who is unfamiliar with the use of the remote controller, a person with hyperopia, amblyopia, etc., or who forgets to turn on the lighting.
[0005]
The present invention makes it possible to easily perform the switch operation in the toilet seat control operation for raising the toilet seat by the switch operation.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A toilet seat control device according to the present invention (claim 1) includes a toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet and a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating devices provided on the Western-style toilet. In the control device, when the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet bowl is lying down, the toilet seat drive device raises the toilet seat when any switch of the remote controller is operated.
[0007]
According to such a toilet seat control device, when the toilet lid is lying down, the toilet seat is raised by operating any switch of the remote controller, so that it is not necessary to search for the toilet seat raising switch, and the operation of the toilet seat raising switch is extremely simple. become.
[0008]
A toilet seat control device according to the present invention (claim 2) has a toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet and a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating devices provided on the Western-style toilet. In the control device, when the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet is lying down, the toilet seat driving device raises the toilet seat even when any switch other than the power switch of the remote controller is operated. Things.
[0009]
The toilet seat control device according to the second aspect is the same as the first aspect except that the toilet seat is raised when a switch other than the power switch is operated.
[0010]
A toilet seat control device according to the present invention (claim 3) includes a toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet and a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating devices provided on the Western-style toilet. In the control device, when the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet is upright and the toilet seat is not seated, the toilet seat drive is performed even when any switch other than the toilet cleaning switch of the remote controller is operated. The apparatus is characterized by erecting a toilet seat.
[0011]
According to such a toilet seat control device, when the toilet lid is upright and the toilet seat is not seated, the toilet seat can be raised by operating any switch other than the toilet cleaning switch on the remote controller. There is no need to find the toilet seat, and the operation of the toilet seat standing switch becomes extremely simple.
[0012]
A toilet seat control device according to the present invention (claim 4) includes a toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet and a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating devices provided on the Western-style toilet. In the control device, when the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet is upright and the toilet seat is not seated, any switch except the power switch and the toilet cleaning switch of the remote controller is operated. In some cases, the toilet seat driving device raises the toilet seat.
[0013]
The toilet seat control device according to the third aspect is the same as the third aspect except that the toilet seat is raised when a switch other than the power switch and the toilet flush switch is operated.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side view of a toilet room provided with a toilet seat control device according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view of a remote controller, FIG. 3 is a control block diagram, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are timing charts showing control contents.
[0015]
A toilet seat box 2 is provided on the rear upper surface of the Western style toilet 1. A toilet seat 3 and a toilet lid 4 are attached to the toilet seat box 2 so as to be rotatable in the up-down direction. The toilet seat box 2 is provided with a toilet seat driving device 5 for driving the toilet seat 3 up and down and a toilet lid driving device 6 for driving the toilet cover 4 up and down. These driving devices 5 and 6 are composed of a motor and a gear. The toilet seat box 2 is provided with a seating sensor 7 for detecting sitting on the toilet seat 3 and a human body detecting sensor 8 for detecting a human body approaching the Western-style toilet 1. In the toilet seat box 2, a control unit 9 (FIG. 3) for controlling the driving of the driving devices 5 and 6 is provided. The toilet seat box 2 is provided with a signal light receiver 10 for receiving infrared signal light from a remote controller 20 described later. Signals from the sensors 7 and 8 and the signal light receiver 10 are input to the control unit 9. Further, signals indicating the falling state and the standing state of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 are input to the control unit 9 from limit switches (not shown) provided in the toilet seat driving device 5 and the toilet lid driving device, respectively.
[0016]
Although illustration is omitted, the toilet seat box 2 is provided with a hot water washing nozzle that blows out hot water toward the buttocks of the human body sitting on the toilet seat 3, a hot air drying fan that blows warm air toward the buttocks, and the like. .
[0017]
A remote control 20 is installed on the wall of the toilet room on the side of the Western-style toilet 1. The remote controller 20 includes operation switches (shower switches) 21a, 21b, 21c for anal cleaning, operation switches 22a, 22b, 22c for bidet cleaning, dry switches 23a, 23b, 23c for blowing hot air, and anal cleaning (shower cleaning). ), A stop switch 24 for stopping operations such as bidet washing and hot air drying are provided. In addition, among the switches 21a to 21c, 22a to 22c, and 23a to 23c, 21a, 22a, and 23a are weak switches for reducing the amount of hot water or the amount of hot air, and 21c, 22c, and 23c are switches for reducing the amount of hot water or the amount of hot air. The strong switches are assumed to be large, and 21b, 22b, and 23b are medium switches having the amount of hot water or the amount of hot air as an intermediate amount.
[0018]
Further, the remote controller 20 is provided with a switch 25 for advancing the forward end position of the cleaning nozzle and a switch 26 for retreating, and a wide cleaning on / off switch 27 for adjusting the spread of the cleaning. I have.
[0019]
Further, the remote controller 20 includes a toilet seat opening / closing switch 30 for opening and closing the toilet seat 3, a large cleaning switch 31 for flowing a large amount of water into the toilet bowl of the Western-style toilet 1, and a small cleaning switch 32 for flowing a small amount of water to the toilet bowl. Are provided. These switches 30, 31, 32 are arranged on an obliquely upward surface provided on the upper part of the remote controller 20. Other switches are provided on the front of the remote controller 20.
[0020]
In the remote controller 20, a transmission circuit for transmitting operation signals of the switches 21a to 21c, 22a to 22c, 23a to 23c, 24 to 27, and 30 to 32 as infrared rays toward the toilet seat box 2 is provided. On the bottom surface of the remote controller 20, a power switch 40 for turning on or off power supply to the devices in the toilet seat box 20 is provided.
[0021]
An example of control of the toilet seat control device will be described with reference to FIG. In the case of the control of FIG. 4, the seat sensor 7 and the human body detection sensor 8 may be omitted.
[0022]
In the control example of FIG. 4, when the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 are closed (down), any switch of the remote controller 20 (a switch other than the power switch 40 in this embodiment) is operated. Then, the control unit 9 operates the driving devices 5 and 6, and the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 stand (open). At this time, the function originally performed by the switch, such as the buttocks cleaning function, the warm air fan operation function, and the toilet cleaning function, is not performed, and only the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 are raised. After the standing of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 is completed, each switch of the remote controller 20 has the original function of the switch.
[0023]
Another control example will be described with reference to FIG. In the initial state of FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C, no human body is present in the toilet room, and the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 are all in a lying down (closed) state.
[0024]
5A, 5B, and 5C, when a human body enters the toilet room from this initial state, the human body detection sensor 8 detects the human body, and the human body detection signal is transmitted to the control unit 9. The control unit 9 first activates the toilet lid driving device 6 to raise (open) the toilet lid 4.
[0025]
In FIG. 5A, after that, one of the switches of the remote controller 20 (the switch excluding the large and small toilet flush switches 31, 32 and the power switch 40 in this embodiment) is used without sitting on the toilet seat 3. When operated, the toilet seat 3 stands up. After the toilet seat 3 stands up, each switch of the remote controller 20 performs its original function.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the large or small toilet flush switch 31 or 32 of the remote controller 20 is operated after the toilet lid 4 is erected, the large or small flush is performed and the Western style toilet 1 is washed. A large or small amount of toilet flush water is supplied to the toilet bowl. Thereafter, when switches other than the toilet flush switches 31 and 32 and the power switch 40 are operated, the toilet seat 3 is erected, and thereafter all the switches of the remote controller 20 perform their original functions.
[0027]
In FIG. 5B, the toilet flush switch 31 or 32 is operated only once after the toilet lid 4 is raised. However, no matter how many times the toilet flush switches 31 and 32 are operated before the toilet seat 3 rises, the operation is repeated. Toilet flushing is performed each time, and thereafter, when switches other than the toilet flushing switches 31, 32 and the power switch 40 are operated, the toilet seat 3 stands up.
[0028]
As described above, the toilet bowl can be washed after the toilet lid 4 is erected and before the toilet seat 3 is erected, because the toilet bowl can be washed before the toilet is used, in the case where dirt remains in the toilet bowl. To do that.
[0029]
5 (a) and 5 (b), after the toilet lid 4 stands up, the switch operation of the remote controller 20 is performed without sitting down, and the control is performed so that the toilet seat 3 stands up with this switch operation. However, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the toilet body 4 sits on the toilet seat 3 before the toilet seat 3 rises after the toilet lid 4 has automatically risen (standing based on the human body detection signal), the seating sensor 7 When the seating signal is input to the control unit 9, each switch of the remote controller 20 performs the original function of the switch. That is, when the seat is seated, the toilet seat 3 does not stand up just because the switch of the remote controller 20 is operated, and the toilet seat 3 remains lying down. When the seat sensor 7 detects seating, the control unit 9 does not operate the toilet seat driving device 5 even when the toilet seat opening / closing switch 30 is opened, and the toilet seat 4 is kept in the lying state. When a shower switch, a toilet cleaning switch, and the like are operated in a seated state, shower cleaning, toilet cleaning, and the like are performed.
[0030]
The above embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention can have a configuration other than the above. The illustrated remote controller or Western-style toilet is an example, and the present invention can be applied to a remote controller or a Western-style toilet having a structure other than that illustrated.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the user enters the toilet room and raises the toilet seat, the toilet seat can be raised by operating a switch other than the switch dedicated to raising the toilet seat, which is extremely convenient.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a toilet room provided with a toilet seat control device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the remote controller.
FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the toilet seat control device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a control timing chart of the toilet seat control device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a control timing chart of the toilet seat control device according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western-style toilet bowl 2 Toilet seat box 3 Toilet seat 4 Toilet lid 9 Control unit 20 Remote control 30 Toilet seat opening / closing switch 31 Large toilet flush switch 32 Small toilet flush switch 40 Power switch

Claims (4)

A toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet,
A toilet control device having a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating equipment provided in the Western-style toilet,
A toilet seat control device, wherein the toilet seat driving device raises a toilet seat when any switch of the remote controller is operated when a toilet lid provided on the Western style toilet is lying down. A toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet,
A toilet control device having a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating equipment provided in the Western-style toilet,
A toilet seat control device characterized in that when a toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet is lying down, the toilet seat driving device raises the toilet seat even when any switch other than the power switch of the remote controller is operated. A toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet,
A toilet control device having a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating equipment provided in the Western-style toilet,
When the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet bowl is upright and the toilet seat is not seated, the toilet seat driving device opens the toilet seat even when any switch other than the toilet flush switch of the remote controller is operated. A toilet seat control device characterized by standing up. A toilet seat driving device for erecting a toilet seat on a Western-style toilet,
A toilet control device having a remote control having a plurality of switches for operating equipment provided in the Western-style toilet,
When the toilet lid provided on the Western-style toilet is upright and the toilet seat is not seated, the toilet seat is operated even when any switch except the power switch and the toilet cleaning switch of the remote controller is operated. A toilet seat control device, wherein the drive device raises the toilet seat.

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