JP2009045240A - Toilet seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more user-friendly toilet seat device. <P>SOLUTION: The toilet seat device includes a toilet lid 10 and a toilet seat 20 attached to the upper surface of a Western style toilet body 1 and turnable between a rising state and a brought-down state. The toilet lid 10 and/or the toilet seat 20 can be turned by a drive unit 31. A first detector 100 for detecting a user H1 near the entrance E of a toilet room R is attached near the entrance E. The toilet seat device includes a storage device 32M for storing the state of use of the toilet seat 20. When the first detector 100 detects the user H1, a controller 32 controls the drive unit 31 so as to turn only the toilet lid 10 to the rising state when the state of use of the toilet seat 20 stored in the storage device 32M is the brought-down state, and controls the drive unit 31 so as to turn the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 to the rising state when the state of use of the toilet seat 20 stored in the storage device 32M is the rising state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet seat device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional toilet seat device. The toilet seat device includes a toilet lid and a toilet seat that are attached to the upper surface of a Western-style toilet body and that can rotate between a standing state and a lying state. The toilet lid is made rotatable by a driving device such as a motor. A detection device for detecting a user in the vicinity of the entrance / exit is installed near the entrance / exit of the toilet room. The toilet seat device includes a control device that controls the drive device based on the output of the detection device. When the detection device detects the user, the control device controls the drive device so as to rotate the toilet lid to the upright state.

  When the user enters the toilet room, the toilet seat device of Patent Document 1 having such a configuration can rotate the toilet lid to an upright state.

  Patent Document 2 discloses another conventional toilet seat device. This toilet seat device includes a case attached to the upper back of the western-style toilet body, and a toilet lid and a toilet seat that are pivotally supported by the case and are rotatable between a standing state and a lying state. The toilet lid and / or the toilet seat are made rotatable by a driving device. The case is assembled with a detection device for detecting a user in the vicinity of the Western-style toilet body. This toilet seat device is provided with a control device that controls the drive device based on the output of the detection device, and when the detection device detects a user, only the toilet lid is turned upright, or the toilet lid is Whether the toilet seat is to be turned upright can be determined by changing the setting of the control device.

  In the toilet seat device of Patent Document 2 having such a configuration, men are often used for small use, and when the toilet lid and toilet seat are often used in a standing state, when the detection device detects the user, The control device is set so that the toilet lid and the toilet seat are rotated in the standing state. When the toilet seat is often used in a lying state, when the detection device detects the user, the control device is set so that only the toilet lid rotates in the standing state. In this way, the user can reduce the trouble of manually rotating the toilet lid or the toilet seat, and the convenience of the toilet seat device can be improved.

JP 2005-143628 A JP 2003-70687 A

  However, the toilet seat devices of Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not appropriately rotate only the toilet lid or the toilet lid and the toilet seat in an upright state according to the actual usage situation.

  That is, in the toilet seat device of Patent Document 1, when the detection device detects a user, only the toilet lid is rotated to the upright state by the driving device, so that the toilet lid and the toilet seat are used in the upright state. A person must turn the toilet seat upright by manual operation.

  Moreover, in the toilet seat apparatus of patent document 2, when a detection apparatus detects a user, the change of whether only a toilet lid is rotated to a standing state, or a toilet lid and a toilet seat are rotated to a standing state is the change. This is done by the user changing the setting of the control device. That is, according to the actual use situation of the toilet seat device, only the toilet lid or the toilet lid and the toilet seat are not properly rotated in the standing state. For this reason, for example, the toilet seat is often used in a lying state during certain morning hours, and the rest of the time zone is often used when the toilet lid and toilet seat are used in a standing state. In addition, in order to rotate the toilet lid and / or the toilet seat to the upright state, the user or the like has to change the setting of the control device, which is troublesome and troublesome.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said conventional situation, Comprising: It is set as the problem which should be solved to provide the toilet seat apparatus which is more convenient.

The toilet seat device of the present invention is attached to the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body, and is a toilet lid and toilet seat that can rotate between a standing state and a lying state,
A drive device for rotating the toilet lid and / or the toilet seat;
A first detection device that is installed near an entrance of a toilet room in which the Western-style toilet body is installed, and detects a user near the entrance;
In a toilet seat device comprising a control device for controlling the drive device based on the output of the first detection device,
A storage device for storing a use state of the toilet seat;
When the first detection device detects the user, the control device rotates only the toilet lid in an upright state when the use state of the toilet seat stored in the storage device is a lying state. If the use state of the toilet seat stored in the storage device is an upright state, the drive device is controlled to rotate the toilet lid and the toilet seat to the upright state. It is characterized by that.

  In the toilet seat device of the present invention having such a configuration, when the first detection device detects a user, the immediately preceding user used the toilet seat in an upright state or used in a lying state in the storage device. Is remembered. For this reason, when the first detection device detects the user, the control device is configured such that only the toilet lid or the toilet lid and the toilet seat are in the same state as the state in which the previous user used the toilet lid and the toilet seat. Is turned upright.

  When a western-style toilet body is often used by men for small use, it can be continued that the toilet lid and toilet seat are used in an upright state. For this reason, if the toilet lid and the toilet seat are turned upright so that the control device is in the same state as that used by the previous user, the user puts the toilet seat upright by manual operation. Eliminates the hassle of rotating and can be used immediately.

  Further, when the toilet seat is often used in a lying state, it can be continued that the toilet seat is used in a lying state. For this reason, if only the toilet lid is turned upright so that the control device is in the same state as that used by the previous user, the user can turn the toilet seat into a lying state by manual operation. It eliminates the hassle of making it, and can immediately sit on the toilet seat and use the toilet.

  Therefore, the toilet seat device of the present invention is more convenient.

The toilet seat device of the present invention is attached to the wall surface of the toilet room and has an operation switch. When the operation switch is operated, the toilet seat device and / or the toilet seat are signaled to the control device so as to rotate to a standing state or a lying state. With a remote control that outputs
The storage device preferably stores the use state of the toilet seat determined based on the signal output from the remote controller.

  In this case, the user can easily rotate the toilet lid and / or the toilet seat by operating the operation switch of the remote controller. In addition, since it is possible to determine whether the toilet seat is in an upright state or a lying state based on the output signal of the remote controller, there is no need to provide a special device for detecting the toilet seat usage state. The device can be miniaturized.

The toilet seat device of the present invention includes a position detection device capable of detecting the standing state and the lying state of the toilet seat,
The storage device preferably stores the use state of the toilet seat determined based on the output of the position detection device.

  In this case, even when the user manually turns the toilet seat to the standing state or the lying state, the position detection device accurately detects whether the toilet seat is in the standing state or the lying state and determines the position. can do. For this reason, the toilet seat device can reliably rotate only the toilet lid or the toilet lid and the toilet seat to the standing state as appropriate according to the actual use situation.

  Embodiments 1 and 2 embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the toilet seat device of the first embodiment is pivotally supported by a case 30 fixed to the rear of the upper surface of the Western-style toilet body 1, and is capable of rotating between a standing state and a lying state. A lid 10 and a toilet seat 20 are provided. A drive device 31 for rotating the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 is built in the case 30. The drive device 31 includes a motor 31M and rotating shafts 31F and 31S extending from the motor 31M to the outside of the case 30. The rotation shaft 31F is connected to the shaft support portion of the toilet lid 10, and the rotation shaft 31S is connected to the shaft support portion of the toilet seat 20, and each can rotate independently. Although not shown, the case 30 includes a functional device such as a sanitary washing device.

  In the toilet room R in which the western-style toilet body 1 is installed, the first detection device 100 is attached to the inner wall surface above the entrance / exit E. The first detection device 100 is a pyroelectric infrared sensor, and includes a light shielding tube 101 that limits a detection area. For this reason, the 1st detection apparatus 100 can detect the change of the infrared rays only in the vicinity of the entrance / exit E, and can detect the user H1 in the vicinity of the entrance / exit E. The first detection device 100 uses a dry battery as a power source, and although not shown, the first detection device 100 has a built-in dry battery. Since the pyroelectric infrared sensor has low power consumption, it can be used for a long time even with a dry battery as a power source. Moreover, since the wiring for a power supply becomes unnecessary, the 1st detection apparatus 100 is attached to the arbitrary locations of the entrance / exit E vicinity of the toilet room R. FIG. The first detection device 100 is assembled with a transmission device 102 that outputs a signal when the user H1 in the vicinity of the entrance E is detected.

  A second detection device 200 is assembled on the front surface portion of the case 30 fixed to the rear of the upper surface of the western-style toilet body 1. The second detection device 200 is a reflective infrared sensor. For this reason, the 2nd detection apparatus 200 can detect the reflected light of the infrared rays projected ahead from the front of case 30, and can detect user H2 near the Western style toilet bowl main part 1. FIG.

  The case 30 is assembled with a receiving device 33 that receives a signal output from the transmitting device 102 of the first detection device 100. The case 30 includes a control device 32 that is connected to the second detection device 200 and the reception device 33 and controls the drive device 31 based on the outputs of the first detection device 100 and the second detection device 200. .

  On the inner wall surface of the toilet room R, a remote controller 300 is attached at a position where the user can easily operate while seated on the toilet seat 20. The remote control 300 has an operation switch 301 for rotating the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 to a standing state and a lying state together with an operation switch for operating a functional device such as a sanitary washing device built in the case 30. It has. Although not shown, the remote controller 300 has a transmitter for transmitting an output signal, and transmits an output signal corresponding to the operation of each operation switch such as the operation switch 301 to the receiving device 33 assembled in the case 30. To do. For this reason, the output signal of the remote controller 300 is transmitted to the control device 32 via the receiving device 33.

  When the operation switch 301 is pressed, the toilet lid 10 or the toilet seat 20 is rotated by the control device 32 as shown below. When the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are both lying down, when the operation switch 301 is pressed, only the toilet lid 10 is rotated to the standing state. When the toilet lid 10 is turned to the upright position immediately before and the toilet seat 20 is in the lying state, when the operation switch 301 is pressed, the toilet seat 20 is turned upright, and both the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are in the upright state. become. When both the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are in the standing state, when the operation switch 301 is pressed, only the toilet seat 20 rotates to the lying state. When the toilet seat 20 is pivoted immediately before and the toilet lid 10 is in the standing state, when the operation switch 301 is pressed, the toilet lid 10 is pivoted to the lying state, and the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are both lying down. It becomes a state. In this way, the user can easily rotate the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 by operating the operation switch 301 of the remote controller 300.

  The control device 32 has a storage device 32M. The storage device 32M stores the use state of the toilet seat 20 immediately before determined based on the signal output from the transmission device 102 of the first detection device 100 and / or the signal output from the remote controller 300. Thus, based on the output signals of the transmitter 102 and the remote controller 300 of the first detection device 100, it can be easily determined whether the toilet seat 20 has been used in a standing state or in a lying state.

  In the first embodiment having the above configuration, the processing procedure of the control device 32 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When the toilet seat device is powered on, the main program shown in FIG. 3 is started. In the main program, first, the timer is reset in step S1. In step S2, it is checked whether or not the toilet lid 10 is in a lying state. Whether or not the toilet lid 10 is in a lying state is determined by the control device 32 storing a control signal for the drive device 31 and based on the stored information. When it is determined that the toilet lid 10 is in the lying state (Yes), the process proceeds to step S3. If it is determined that the toilet lid 10 is not lying down (No), the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S3, it is checked whether or not the output of the second detection device 200 has changed from the non-detection state to the detection state. When the output of the second detection device 200 changes from the non-detection state to the detection state (Yes), it is determined that the user H2 has approached the vicinity of the western-style toilet body 1, and the process proceeds to step S4 to raise the toilet lid 10 Rotate to state. When the output of the second detection device 200 does not change from the non-detection state to the detection state (No), the process returns to step S1. After step S4 is executed, the process returns to step S1.

  In step S5, it is checked whether or not the output of the second detection device 200 is in a detection state. When the output of the 2nd detection apparatus 200 is a detection state (Yes), it judges that the user H2 exists in the vicinity of the western style toilet bowl main body 1, and returns to step S1. When the output of the 2nd detection apparatus 200 is not a detection state (No), it judges that there is no user H2 in the vicinity of the western style toilet bowl main body 1, and progresses to step S6.

  In step S6, it is checked whether or not the timer is longer than X seconds (for example, 60 seconds). When the timer is equal to or longer than X seconds (Yes), the user finishes using the Western-style toilet body 1 and determines that the user has completely separated from the Western-style toilet body 1, and proceeds to Step S7 to place the toilet lid 10 in a lying state. Rotate. When the timer is not longer than X seconds (No), there is a possibility that the user is in the middle of using the Western-style toilet body 1, and the process returns to step S2. After step S7 is executed, the process returns to step S1.

  When the first detection device 100 detects the user H1 near the entrance E and outputs a signal from the transmission device 102, and the control device 32 receives this signal via the reception device 33, the program shown in FIG. It is executed by interrupting the main program excluding S7.

  In this interruption program, first, in step S8, it is checked whether the toilet seat 20 stored in the storage device 32M is used in the lying down state or in the standing state. If the toilet seat 20 has been used in a lying state, or if it is not stored in the storage device 32M because it is the first use of the toilet seat device, etc., the process proceeds to step S9. When the toilet seat 20 is used in the standing state, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S9, it is checked whether or not the toilet lid 10 is in a lying state. When the toilet lid 10 is in the lying down state (Yes), the process proceeds to step S10, where only the toilet lid 10 is rotated to the standing state, and then the main program is restored. When the toilet lid 10 is not in a lying state (No), the process returns to the main program.

  In step S11, it is checked whether the toilet seat 20 is in a lying state. When the toilet seat 20 is in the lying down state (Yes), the process proceeds to step S12, and after the toilet seat 20 and the toilet lid 10 are turned upright, the main program is restored. When the toilet seat 20 is not in a lying state (No), the process returns to the main program.

  In this way, if only the toilet lid 10 or the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are rotated so as to be in the same state as that used by the previous user, the user can make the toilet seat 20 upright or There is less time and effort to rotate to the lying down state, and the stool can be used immediately.

  Therefore, the toilet seat device according to the first embodiment is easier to use.

  In the toilet seat device according to the first embodiment, each of the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 is in an upright state based on a signal output from the transmission device 102 of the first detection device 100 and / or a signal output from the remote controller 300. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the toilet seat device according to the second embodiment uses a position detection device 34 that can detect the standing state and the lying state of the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20, as shown in FIG. Then, it is determined whether each of the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 is in a standing state or a lying state. Since the other structure is the same as that of the toilet seat apparatus of Example 1, description of the same structure is abbreviate | omitted.

  The position detection device 34 is disposed around the rotation shafts 31F and 31S of the drive device 31, and detects the rotation position of the rotation shafts 31F and 31S, so that the toilet lid 10 and the toilet seat 20 are in an upright state. It is determined whether it is in a lying state. Therefore, whether the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 are each in the standing state or the lying state even if the user manually rotates the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 to the standing state or the lying state, Can be detected accurately.

  Thus, this toilet seat apparatus can more accurately check whether or not the toilet lid 10 or the toilet seat 20 is in a lying state in the main program and interrupt program of the control device 32. Further, the use state of the toilet seat 20 can be accurately stored in the storage device 32M. For this reason, the toilet lid 10 and / or the toilet seat 20 can be rotated more accurately according to the actual use situation of the toilet seat device.

  Therefore, the toilet seat device according to the second embodiment is easier to use.

  In the above, the present invention has been described with reference to the first and second embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be appropriately modified and applied without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Absent.

  For example, a position detection device that detects whether the toilet seat 20 is in a standing state or a lying state is attached to the back surface of the toilet seat 20 and detects whether the back surface of the toilet seat 20 and the top surface of the western-style toilet body 1 are in contact with each other. It is possible to make it a detection device. In this case, when the detection device detects contact between the back surface of the toilet seat 20 and the top surface of the western-style toilet body 1, the toilet seat 20 is in a lying state, and this detection device detects the back surface of the toilet seat 20 and the top surface of the western-style toilet body 1 In the case where contact with the toilet seat 20 is not detected, it can be determined that the toilet seat 20 is in a standing state.

  Moreover, it is possible to use the power supply of the 1st detection apparatus 100 using a dry cell and a solar cell together. In this case, since the life of the dry battery becomes long, the trouble of replacing the dry battery can be reduced.

  The present invention is applicable to a Western style toilet.

It is the schematic which shows the toilet room with which the toilet seat apparatus of Example 1, 2 was provided. It is a schematic block diagram of the toilet seat apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is a flowchart of a main program in connection with the toilet seat apparatus of Example 1,2. 6 is a flowchart of an interruption program according to the toilet seat device of the first and second embodiments. It is a schematic block diagram of the toilet seat apparatus of Example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Western-style toilet body 10 ... Toilet lid 20 ... Toilet seat 31 ... Drive apparatus 32 ... Control apparatus 34 ... Position detection apparatus 32M ... Memory | storage device 100 ... 1st detection apparatus 300 ... Remote control R ... Toilet room E ... Entrance / exit H1, H2 ... use Person

Claims (3)

A toilet lid and toilet seat attached to the upper surface of the western-style toilet body and capable of rotating between a standing state and a lying state;
A drive device for rotating the toilet lid and / or the toilet seat;
A first detection device that is installed near an entrance of a toilet room in which the Western-style toilet body is installed, and detects a user near the entrance;
In a toilet seat device comprising a control device for controlling the drive device based on the output of the first detection device,
A storage device for storing a use state of the toilet seat;
When the first detection device detects the user, the control device rotates only the toilet lid in an upright state when the use state of the toilet seat stored in the storage device is a lying state. And when the use state of the toilet seat stored in the storage device is an upright state, the drive device is controlled to rotate the toilet lid and the toilet seat to the upright state. A toilet seat device. It is attached to the wall surface of the toilet room and has an operation switch, and when the operation switch is operated, a signal is output to the control device so that the toilet lid and / or the toilet seat are rotated in a standing state or a lying state Equipped with a remote control
The toilet seat device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device stores a use state of the toilet seat determined based on the signal output from the remote controller. A position detection device capable of detecting the standing state and the lying state of the toilet seat,
The toilet seat device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device stores a use state of the toilet seat determined based on an output of the position detection device.

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