JP2007183051A - Bathing support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems about temperature of hot water in a bathtub as follows; the temperature of hot water in the bathtub is too hot to bathe as the hot water is filled at a preset temperature; comfortable bathing at an optimum hot water temperature is not always attained as the hot water temperature sometimes becomes too cold when a person intends to bathe in nice and hot water. <P>SOLUTION: A hot water supplier 1 is equipped with a bath reheating function, a first temperature sensor 8 for detecting a temperature of a bathroom 9, a second temperature sensor 4 for detecting a temperature of the hot water in the bathtub and a first control system 3 for controlling the hot water supplier based on the temperatures detected by the first temperature sensor 8 and the second temperature sensor 4 and is capable of monitoring the temperature of the bathroom 9, adjusting the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub to be felt most appropriate and providing comfortable bathing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for a bathing support system in a bathroom having a hot water heater with a bath replenishment function, and particularly to improvement of a bath temperature control technique optimal for a bodily sensation.

Conventionally, for a bathing support system that has this type of hot water heater with a bath replenishment function, the actual bath preparation completion time is brought closer to the set bath preparation completion time, and the bath preparation completion notification and actual bath preparation completion Adjust the flow rate of the hot water supply so that it is not far from the time, use the total amount of hot water supply of the hot water supply based on the reserved bathing preparation completion time, and the hot water flow rate for calculation, There has been a controller that calculates the hot water filling start time, and controls the actual hot water flow rate to be the same as the calculation hot water flow rate (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-162103 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, the amount of hot water and the completion time of hot water are emphasized, and the hot water of the bathtub is filled at the set temperature. The bath temperature is sometimes too low when it is difficult to bathe in a warm hot water temperature, and it does not necessarily provide a comfortable bath at the optimal hot water temperature.

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bathing support system that can comfortably bathe at an optimal hot water temperature by monitoring the temperature of the bathroom and adjusting the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for the experience. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a bathing support system according to the present invention includes a hot water heater that heats and adjusts hot water in a bathtub, a first temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the bathroom, and a second temperature that detects the hot water temperature in the bathtub. A temperature sensor; and a first control system that controls the water heater to adjust the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub based on the temperatures detected by the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor. The control system monitors the temperature of the bathroom and adjusts the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for the experience, so that the hot water temperature of the bathtub is adjusted to the optimal hot water temperature and comfortable bathing can be provided.

  The bathing support system of the present invention adjusts the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for bodily sensation while monitoring the temperature of the bathroom, so that the hot water temperature of the bathtub is adjusted to the optimal hot water temperature and can provide comfortable bathing. it can.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water heater for heating and controlling the hot water in the bathtub, a first temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the bathroom, a second temperature sensor for detecting the hot water temperature of the bathtub, and the first temperature sensor. And a first control system for adjusting the hot water temperature of the bathtub based on the temperature detected by the second temperature sensor, and the first control system monitors the temperature of the bathroom. Since bath temperature adjustment is optimal for the experience, comfortable bathing can be provided.

In the second aspect of the invention, in particular, the first control system of the first aspect of the invention is adjusted to a bath water temperature that is optimal for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom previously input to the first control system. Since it is configured to perform, it is possible to provide a comfortable bath by adjusting the bath temperature to be optimal for the experience.

  In the third aspect of the invention, in particular, the first control system of the second aspect of the invention can be arbitrarily set to a bath temperature optimum for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom previously input to the first control system. Therefore, it is possible to respond to changes in hot water temperature due to individual differences including the elderly, children, etc., and to provide comfortable bathing.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, the calculation is performed by the first control system in the first aspect of the invention, and the bath temperature is adjusted to the optimum temperature for the sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom, so that comfortable bathing is provided. be able to.

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention, particularly in the first aspect of the invention, a third sensor for detecting that the bathtub lid is closed is provided, and the first control system is configured so that the third sensor closes the bathtub lid. When detected, the bath temperature is adjusted to the optimal temperature for the bath according to the temperature of the bathroom. The bath temperature can be adjusted to provide comfortable bathing.

  In a sixth aspect of the invention, in particular, in the first aspect of the invention, the first switch includes a first switch, and the first control system is a bath that is optimal for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom when the first switch is operated. It adjusts to the hot water temperature of the bath and can provide comfortable bathing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a bathing support system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a water heater 1 is connected to a bathtub 10 installed in a bathroom 9 by connecting a heat exchanger 2 as a heater through a bath reheating pipe 5 and a bath reheating pipe 6, and hot water is supplied to the bathtub 10. Is a hot water heater with a bath-heating function that circulates and heats, and has a first control system 3 and a remote controller 13 that is a remote controller.

  The first control system 3 has a function of heating the heat exchanger 2 connected to the water pipe 7 which is a water inlet pipe by executing a built-in program. The temperature control is controlled, hot water is supplied, stopped, circulated, etc., and the control part is composed of a microcomputer having the above program and its peripheral circuits.

  The first control system 3 detects the temperature of the bathroom 9 by the bathroom temperature sensor 8 as a first temperature sensor that is installed in the bathroom 9 and detects the temperature of the bathroom 9 by executing a built-in program. The hot water heater that takes in the signal 12 of 1 and the second signal 11 in which the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 is detected by the bathtub hot water temperature sensor 4 as the second temperature sensor provided in the bath reheating pipe 5 of the hot water heater 1. 1 is controlled so as to adjust to the hot water temperature of the bathtub that is optimal for the experience according to the temperature of the bathroom 9.

  That is, the first control system 3 includes, for example, a low bath temperature when the temperature of the bathroom 9 is high (summer), and a low temperature of the bath 10 when the temperature of the bathroom 9 is low (winter). The table of the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 that is optimal for the experience corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9 every season is experimentally stored in advance in the microcomputer.

And the 1st control system 3 takes in the temperature of the bathroom 9 which the bathroom temperature sensor 8 detected, and is the optimal bathtub for the experience corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9 from the table previously memorize | stored. 10 hot water temperatures are extracted, the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 and the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 detected by the bathtub hot water temperature sensor 4 are compared, and the capacity of the water heater 1 is controlled to correspond to the temperature of the bathroom 9. It adjusts to the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 which is most suitable for all experiences.

  The remote controller 13 includes a first switch 14 in addition to remotely controlling the entire water heater 1. When the first switch 14 is turned on, the first control system 3 executes a program. Then, control is performed so as to adjust to the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9.

  In the above embodiment, when the first switch 14 of the remote controller 13 is closed, the operation signal is input to the first control system 3. And the 1st control system 3 takes in the temperature of the bathroom 9 which the bathroom temperature sensor 8 detected, and extracts it from the table which memorized the hot water temperature of the bathtub most suitable for the experience corresponding to the temperature of this bathroom 9, The bath temperature and temperature sensor 4 in the bath water that circulates and is heated with the bath reheating pipe 5, heat exchanger 2, bath reheating tube 6, and bath 19, which are optimal for the experience, with the bath temperature and water heater 1. The water heater 1 is compared with the detected hot water temperature of the bathtub, and the hot water heater 1 is controlled so that the hot water temperature of the bathtub is optimal for the above-mentioned experience. Therefore, the hot water of the bathtub 10 becomes the optimal hot water temperature of the bathtub corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9, and comfortable bathing can be performed throughout the seasons.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a comfortable bathing can be provided by monitoring the temperature of the bathroom 9 and adjusting the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 that is optimal for the experience.

  In the present embodiment, the first control system stores a table in which the bath water temperature that is optimal for the experience corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9 throughout the seasons is associated with the temperature of the bathroom 9. However, it is the same as in the present embodiment even if the above table is properly used by switching the table arbitrarily with a switch or the like every spring, summer, autumn, winter and taking into account individual differences such as the elderly and children. Of course, it is possible to adjust the hot water temperature of the bathtub 10 that is most suitable for the bodily sensation through the four seasons and according to individual tastes, so that more comfortable bathing can be performed.

  In the present embodiment, the hot water heater 1 circulates the hot water in the bathtub and cooks it, and the configuration for adjusting the hot water temperature in the bathtub optimal for the experience corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9 at this time has been described. It can also be applied to the adjustment of the temperature of the hot water dropped into the bathtub when the hot water is supplied to the bathtub 10 by the water heater 1, and the hot water is supplied so as to be the optimum hot water temperature corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9 at this time. The temperature of the hot water to be adjusted is adjusted by the control of the water heater 1.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the bathing support system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The present embodiment includes a third sensor that detects that the bathtub lid is closed, and the first control system captures this signal and controls the hot water temperature of the bathtub by the hot water supply apparatus. The parts having the same function and effect other than those of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 2, the third sensor 15 is provided in the bathtub 10 and detects that the bathtub lid 16 has closed the bathtub 10. On the other hand, except that the first control system 3 has the same configuration as that described in the invention of the first embodiment, when the third sensor 15 detects the closure of the bathtub lid 16, it captures this signal and The bath temperature is adjusted to the optimum temperature for the temperature.

In the said embodiment, if the bathtub lid 16 of the bathtub 10 is closed and the 1st switch 14 of the remote control 13 is closed, the closed signal of the bathtub lid 16 and the operation signal of the 1st switch 14 will carry out 1st control. Input to system 3. And the 1st control system 3 takes in the temperature of the bathroom 9 which the bathroom temperature sensor 8 detected, and extracts the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for the bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of this bathroom 9 from the memorize | stored table. The bath water temperature sensor in the bath water that circulates and is heated with the bath reheating pipe 5, the heat exchanger 2, the bath reheating tube 6, and the bath 19, which is optimal for the experience of the bath water and the water heater 1. 4 is compared with the detected hot water temperature of the bathtub, and the hot water heater 1 is controlled so that the hot water temperature of the bathtub is optimal for the above-mentioned experience.

  Accordingly, the hot water in the bathtub 10 becomes the optimal hot water temperature of the bathtub corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom 9, and a comfortable bathing can be performed throughout the four seasons, and the bath lid 16 is closed for the first time. Since the bath temperature is adjusted to the optimum temperature for the body temperature, wasteful energy can be released and the hot water temperature can be adjusted efficiently.

  As described above, the bathing support system according to the present invention adjusts the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for the bodily sensation while monitoring the temperature of the bathroom, so that the hot water temperature of the bathtub is adjusted to the optimal hot water temperature and is comfortable. The bath can be provided, and the hot water heating function in the water heater can also be applied to such purposes as detecting the room temperature and temperature and providing hot water that is optimal for the experience.

The block diagram which shows the bathing assistance system in Embodiment 1 of this invention The block diagram which shows the bathing assistance system in Embodiment 1 of this invention

Explanation of symbols

1 Water heater 3 First control system 4 Bath water temperature sensor (second temperature sensor)
8 Bathroom temperature sensor (first temperature sensor)
9 Bath 10 Bath 11 Second Signal 12 First Signal 14 First Switch 15 Third Sensor 16 Bath Lid

Claims (6)

A water heater for heating and controlling the hot water in the bathtub, a first temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the bathroom, a second temperature sensor for detecting the hot water temperature of the bathtub, the first temperature sensor, and the second temperature A first control system that adjusts the hot water temperature of the bathtub by controlling the water heater based on the temperature detected by the sensor is provided. The first control system monitors the temperature of the bathroom and is optimal for the experience Bathing support system that adjusts the bath temperature. The bathing support system according to claim 1, wherein the first control system adjusts the hot water temperature of the bathtub optimal for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom input in advance to the first control system. The bathing support according to claim 2, wherein the first control system can arbitrarily change the hot water temperature of the bathtub that is optimal for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom that has been input to the first control system in advance. system. 2. The bathing support system according to claim 1, wherein the first control system performs calculation by the first control system and adjusts the bath temperature to an optimum temperature for a body experience corresponding to a bathroom temperature. The first control system includes a third sensor for detecting that the bathtub lid is closed, and the first control system is optimal for a body sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom when the third sensor detects the closure of the bathtub lid. The bathing support system according to claim 1, wherein the bath temperature is adjusted to a hot water temperature in the bathtub. The first control system according to claim 1, further comprising a first switch, wherein the first control system adjusts the hot water temperature in the bathtub most suitable for a bodily sensation corresponding to the temperature of the bathroom when the first switch is operated. Bathing support system.

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