JP2006348544A - Toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet device which can reproduce music in a toilet room, facilitates change of music pieces, dispenses with a special waterproofing mechanism, and is free from battery exhaustion. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet device is formed of a main body 10 arranged on a toilet bowl, a washing means 11 arranged in the main body 10, for washing the human body privates parts, a control means 12 for electrically controlling the washing means 11, a stabilizing power source 13 fed from a commercial power source, for feeding electric current to the control means 12, a remote control section 14 arranged outside the main body and having a communicating means with the control means 12, a music reproducing means 16 arranged inside the remote control section 14 and having a function of recording and reproducing music, a battery 17 for feeding electric current to the music reproducing means 16, and a charging means 22 fed from the stabilizing power source 13, for charging the battery. By virtue of this formation, the music data need not be installed in the main body 10, which dispenses with formation of a slot in the main body 10, for exchanging media, to thereby simplify a waterproofing structure of the main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet apparatus capable of playing music with a remote controller.

  Conventionally, a toilet device provided with this type of storage medium includes an audio storage medium in which the storage medium is fixedly installed in the body of the toilet apparatus and a speaker, and outputs audio data including music recorded on the storage medium from the speaker. And it is used as an acoustic device for toilets (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 9 shows a conventional sanitary washing device described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, a toilet seat 2 and a toilet lid 3 are placed on the upper part of the toilet body 1, and a local cleaning device 4 and a cleaning tank 5 are installed behind the toilet 1, and these are tank covers 6. A recording medium 7 and a control device 8 are installed inside the tank cover 6 which is concealed, and a speaker 9 is installed on the side of the tank cover 6.
JP 2003-176559 A

  However, with this method, when attempting to replace various music pieces according to the user's preference, the main body must have a recording means. That is, when a medium exchanging means for exchanging media is configured on the main body, it is necessary to take a waterproof structure.

  On the other hand, if the remote control that can be detached and taken out of the toilet room can have a recording means, this problem will be eliminated, but in general, the reproducing means such as the amplifier and the speaker are large speakers to obtain satisfactory volume and sound quality. In addition, there is a problem that when an amplifier circuit is necessary and a power source for operating the amplifier circuit is configured by a battery, any one of volume, sound quality, and battery life must be sacrificed.

  In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention has a power supply means from the main body side while having a music playback function in the remote control unit, and further uses the electromagnetic induction power supply to place the remote control in a normal use position. The purpose is to provide an easy-to-use toilet device that can supply power.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a toilet apparatus of the present invention includes a main body disposed on a toilet bowl, a cleaning means for cleaning a human body part in the main body, a control means for electrically controlling the cleaning means, A stabilized power source that supplies power from a commercial power source and supplies current to the control unit, a remote control unit that is outside the main body and has a communication unit with the control unit, and a music playback unit that has a recording and playback function for music in the remote control unit And a battery for supplying current to the music reproducing means, and a charging means for charging the battery means from the stabilized power source.

  As a result, there is no need to have music data in the main body, so there is no need to have a slot for exchanging media such as a memory card on the main body side, no need for a waterproof structure, and the structure can be simplified. .

According to the toilet apparatus of the present invention, the music playback means on the remote control side and the recording unit on the remote control side make it easy to remove the remote control and take it out of the toilet to replace the music. A toilet device with a regenerative function can be provided.

  The first invention includes a main body disposed on a toilet, a cleaning means for cleaning a human body part in the main body, a control means for electrically controlling the cleaning means, a power supply from a commercial power source, and supplying current to the control means. Supplying a current to the stabilized power supply to be supplied, a remote control unit having communication means with the control means outside the main body, music playback means having a function for recording and playing music in the remote control unit, and music playback means By providing a battery and means for charging the battery from the stabilized power supply, there is no need to have music data in the main unit, so there is no need to have a slot for exchanging media such as a memory card on the main unit side. The structure of the main body can be simplified without requiring a complicated structure such as a waterproof structure.

  In particular, the music playback means of the first invention includes a recording unit that holds music data, a playback unit that extracts data from the recording unit, an amplification unit that amplifies the signal of the playback unit, and an amplification unit. The recording unit is configured to be able to input and delete music data via electrical input means, so that the music data recorded on the music playback means can be freely Since it can be updated, music data can be selectively reproduced according to the user's preference.

  In particular, the third aspect of the invention relates to the charging means of the first or second aspect of the invention, a cable part for guiding the output of the stabilized power source in the main body to the remote control part, and a first contact attached to the tip of the cable part. By arranging the second contact on the remote control unit side and connecting to the battery means, the battery means of the remote control part can be charged using the stabilized power supply in the main body, and the remote control part can be commercialized. Since it is not necessary to supply power directly and measures for leakage can be simplified, the remote control unit can be reduced in size and weight.

  In particular, the fourth invention has a hanger mechanism for attaching the remote control unit to the wall as the first contact in the third invention. When the remote control is attached to the hanger mechanism, the first contact and the second contact are electrically connected. By connecting the remote control unit to the hanger mechanism, it is possible to charge the battery of the remote control unit, so there is no need to be conscious of charging the battery in the normal use state. A good toilet device can be provided.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, the first contact in the third or fourth aspect of the invention is electrically connected to the feed coil portion and the pulse transmission portion for supplying a pulsed current to the coil portion and the second contact point. The second contact is composed of a power receiving coil unit and a second stabilized power source for stabilizing the induced current generated in the power receiving coil. Since the second contact can supply a current through the insulating means, it is not necessary to expose the charged portion of the first contact and the second contact, and waterproofing and leakage countermeasures can be easily performed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the entire toilet apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of music reproducing means, and FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of charging means. .

The main body 10 of the toilet apparatus has a cleaning means 11 for jetting warm water to clean the human body part, which is composed of a plurality of components such as nozzles, pumps and heaters, and these movements are controlled by the control means 12. To do. The cleaning means 11 includes a nozzle (not shown), a pump (not shown), and a DC motor (not shown) for operating them, which are energized by a DC current supplied from a stabilizing power source 13. ing.

  The operation of the control means 12 instructs the operation via the communication means 15 of the remote control unit 14 provided separately from the main body 10.

  In addition, the toilet apparatus of the present invention incorporates a music playback means 16 and a battery 17 for energizing it in the remote control unit 14 in order to meet the need to listen to favorite music in the toilet.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the music playback means 16 is composed of a memory device in which a recording unit 18 digitally holds a plurality of music pieces, and a playback unit 19 reads out data from the recording unit 18 and performs D / A conversion to perform analog / digital conversion. The amplifying unit 20 amplifies the output of the reproducing unit 19 with a predetermined gain and converts it into sound by the speaker unit 21. Electric power for energizing each function of the music reproducing means 16 is supplied from the battery 17.

  However, since the battery 17 is consumed if the user listens for a long time with high sound quality and high volume, the charging means 22 for charging from the stabilized power source 13 in the main body 10 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging means 22 has a cable portion 23 that supplies power from the stabilized power supply 13 of the main body 10 connected to the first contact 24, and the first contact 24 is a hanger that holds the remote control portion 14. The mechanism 25 is combined. Inside the first contact, the cable unit 23 is connected to the pulse transmission unit 26, and the pulse transmission unit 26 supplies a pulsed current to the power feeding coil 27.

  On the other hand, when the remote control unit 14 is held by the hanger mechanism 25, the second contact 28 disposed in the remote control unit 14 is fixed at a position corresponding to the first contact 24. At this time, the power receiving coil 29 of the second contact 28 is fixed at a position facing the power feeding coil 27 via the insulating means 30, so that a pulse current is generated in the power receiving coil 28 due to electromagnetic coupling, and the second stable The second stabilizing power supply 31 is configured to supply the pulsed current to the battery 17 and supply it to the battery 17. The remote control unit 14 is held in the hanger mechanism 25 and automatically charged at all times.

  The data in the recording unit 18 can be rewritten from the outside using a communication means. In this embodiment, a USB standard is used as a protocol, and music data is input and deleted by bringing the remote control unit 14 in the vicinity of the personal computer and connecting it to the personal computer via the USB. be able to.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by providing the hanger mechanism and the remote control unit with the first contact having the feeding coil and the second contact having the power receiving coil, the remote control unit is held by the hanger mechanism. Since the battery can always be charged automatically, the battery will not be consumed even if music is played for a long time.

  In addition, since the music data of the music playback means incorporated in the remote control can be updated by connecting the remote control unit and the personal computer via USB, the latest favorite music can always be viewed and the toilet can be viewed. Can be used comfortably.

In the present embodiment, the first contact point and the second contact point of the charging means are contactlessly caused by the induced current generated by the power feeding coil and the power receiving coil, so that a reliable waterproof structure can be easily implemented. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which a metal contact is in direct contact may be used. In this case, since the structure is simplified, productivity can be improved and cost reduction can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the music data is updated by connecting to a personal computer via USB via a wire. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other protocols such as IRDA may be adopted. In addition, a configuration for communicating with a personal computer wirelessly is also conceivable. In addition, it is possible to use a configuration in which music data is updated by using a storage medium that can be taken out from the music playback means for the recording unit.

  As described above, the toilet device according to the present invention is provided with music playback means in the remote control unit so that it can be charged in a non-contact manner simply by placing it in the hanger, so that music playback is performed with the remote controller of the water heater used in the bathroom, etc. It can be applied to other uses.

The block diagram of the toilet apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention The block diagram of the music reproduction means in Embodiment 1 of this invention Schematic diagram of charging means in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Perspective view of a conventional toilet device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body 11 Cleaning means 12 Control means 13 Stabilized power supply 14 Remote control part 15 Communication means 16 Music reproduction means 17 Battery 18 Recording part 19 Reproduction part 20 Amplification part 21 Speaker part 22 Charging means 23 Cable part 24 First contact point 25 Hanger mechanism 26 Pulse Transmitter 27 Power Supply Coil 28 Second Contact 29 Power Receiving Coil 30 Insulating Means 31 Second Stabilized Power Supply

Claims (5)

A main body disposed on the toilet bowl, a cleaning means for cleaning the human body part in the main body, a control means for electrically controlling the cleaning means, a stabilized power supply for supplying current from the commercial power source and supplying current to the control means, A remote control unit having communication means with the control means outside the main body, music playback means having a recording and playback function for music in the remote control unit, a battery for supplying current to the music playback means, and a stabilized power source Toilet device equipped with a means for charging the battery. The music playback means includes a recording unit that holds music data, a playback unit that extracts data from the recording unit, an amplification unit that amplifies the signal of the playback unit, and a speaker unit that converts the signal of the amplification unit into sound. The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the unit is capable of inputting and deleting music data via an electrical input means. The charging means includes a cable part for guiding the output of the stabilized power source in the main body to the remote control part, a first contact attached to the tip of the cable part, and a second contact connected to the battery means on the remote control part side. The toilet device according to claim 1 or 2. The first contact has a hanger mechanism for attaching the remote control unit to the wall, and the first contact and the second contact are electrically coupled when the remote control is attached to the hanger mechanism. Toilet equipment. The first contact is composed of a feeding coil section, a pulse transmitting section for supplying a pulsed current to the coil section, and an insulating means for electrically insulating the second contact, and the second contact is a receiving coil. The toilet device according to claim 3 or 4, comprising a second stabilized power source for stabilizing the induced current generated in the power supply coil and the power supply coil.

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