JP2009127239A - Remote control fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control fixture which facilitates mounting of a remote control on a wall surface in a user-friendly manner. <P>SOLUTION: The remote control fixture 10 is formed of a wall surface fixed member 20 fixed onto the wall surface W, and a remote control mounting plate 30 swingably arranged on the wall surface fixed member 20. A front surface of the remote control mounting plate 30 has mounted thereon the remote control 100 for remote control of a toilet device mounted on a toilet bowl body 1. The remote control mounting plate 30 is extended in the vertical direction when mounted on the wall surface W, turnable about a vertical shaft located at a left edge or a right edge of the remote control mounting plate 30, and swingable with respect to the wall surface fixed member 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control fixture.

  A conventional remote control fixture is disclosed in FIG. 4 and FIG. The remote control fixture includes a wall surface fixing member that is fixed to the wall surface, and a remote control mounting member that is swingable with respect to the wall surface fixing member. A remote controller for remotely operating the toilet device attached to the toilet body is mounted on the front surface of the remote control mounting member. The wall surface fixing member is provided with a hinge pin extending in the horizontal direction while being fixed to the wall surface. A central rear end portion of the remote control mounting member is swingably connected to the hinge pin.

  Since the remote control mounted on the front surface of the remote control mounting member of this remote control fixture can swing with respect to the wall surface fixing member around the hinge pin, the remote control operation surface is oriented in a direction that is easy for the user using the toilet body to operate. Can be directed. For this reason, the operability of the remote controller can be improved.

JP-A-11-71799

  However, in the above-described conventional remote control mounting tool, the hinge pin that is the swing center of the remote control mounting member is located at the center rear end of the remote control mounting member. For this reason, in order to swing the remote control mounting member, it is necessary to secure a space where the remote control mounting member can be positioned on the wall surface side from the hinge pin when swinging. For this reason, a hinge pin is provided in the front position which has a specific space | interval from a wall surface, and a remote control mounting member is connected. Therefore, the remote controller mounted on the remote controller mounting member is attached to the front further away from the wall surface. For this reason, the user of the toilet body must be careful not to touch the remote control when approaching the toilet body. In addition, when the user unintentionally touches the remote control, the toilet device may be activated.

  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 remote control fixture which can be conveniently attached to a wall surface using a remote control.

A remote control fixture of the present invention is provided with a wall surface fixing member fixed to a wall surface, and a remote controller that is swingably provided with respect to the wall surface fixing member and that remotely operates a toilet device attached to the toilet body. In the remote control fixture with a remote control mounting plate
The remote control mounting plate extends in a vertical direction in a state of being attached to the wall surface, and is swingable with respect to the wall surface fixing member around a vertical axis located at a left end or a right end of the remote control mounting plate. To do.

  In this remote control fixture, when the remote control mounted on the remote control mounting plate is not used, the remote control mounting plate is swung to a position along the wall surface. Thereby, the protrusion width | variety ahead from the wall surface of a remote control can be made small. For this reason, when a user approaches a toilet body etc., it is difficult to contact a remote control, and it can prevent that a toilet device act | operates unintentionally. Further, when using the remote control, the remote control mounting plate can be swung around the vertical axis at an arbitrary angle so that the operation surface of the remote control can be easily used by the user of the toilet body.

  Therefore, the remote control fixture of the present invention can be easily attached to the wall surface using the remote control.

  A vertical axis member constituting a vertical axis is provided between the wall surface fixing member and the remote control mounting plate, and the vertical axis member can be attached to the left end and the right end of the remote control mounting plate. In this case, either the left end or the right end of the remote control mounting plate can be selected and easily attached to the vertical member. For this reason, even if the remote control fixture is attached to the left or right wall surface toward the toilet body, the operation surface of the remote controller mounted on the remote control mounting plate can be directed to the user seated on the toilet body.

  The remote control mounting plate may be swingable with respect to the vertical shaft member about a horizontal axis extending in the horizontal direction while being attached to the wall surface. In this case, when the remote control mounted on the remote control mounting plate is not used, the remote control mounting plate can be swung to a position along the wall surface. Thereby, the protrusion width | variety ahead from the wall surface of a remote control can be made small. For this reason, when a user approaches a toilet body etc., it is difficult to contact a remote control, and it can prevent that a toilet device act | operates unintentionally. Also, when using the remote control, swing the remote control mounting plate around the vertical axis and at an arbitrary angle around the horizontal axis so that the operation surface of the remote control can be easily used by the user of the toilet body. Can do. For this reason, the usability of the remote controller can be improved.

  A horizontal shaft member constituting a horizontal axis is provided between the remote control mounting plate and the vertical shaft member, and the horizontal shaft member can be attached to the left end and the right end of the remote control mounting plate. In this case, either the left end or the right end of the remote control mounting plate can be selected and easily attached to the horizontal shaft member. For this reason, even if the remote control fixture is attached to the left or right wall surface toward the toilet body, the operation surface of the remote controller mounted on the remote control mounting plate can be directed to the user seated on the toilet body.

  The wall surface fixing member may have a plate portion whose rear surface is in contact with and fixed to the wall surface. In this case, the abutting portion of the wall surface fixing member with respect to the wall surface becomes wide, and the remote control fixture can be firmly attached to the wall surface.

  A motor that rotates the remote control mounting plate about a vertical axis and / or a horizontal axis and a control unit that controls the motor may be provided. In this case, since the remote control mounting plate can be swung around the vertical axis and / or the horizontal axis by the motor, the operation surface of the remote control can be easily oriented in a direction that is easy for the user of the toilet body.

  Embodiments 1 to 3 embodying the remote control fixture of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control fixture 10 according to the first embodiment is provided with a wall surface fixing member 20 fixed to a wall surface W of a toilet room, and swingable with respect to the wall surface fixing member 20. And a remote control mounting plate 30 to be mounted.

  A toilet body 1 installed in a toilet room has a case 2 that is attached to the rear upper surface and pivotally supports a toilet seat 3 and a toilet lid 4 so as to be swingable. The case 2 incorporates a toilet device such as a local cleaning device, a toilet cleaning device, a toilet seat / toilet lid automatic opening / closing device, a deodorizing device, a room heating device, and a music reproducing device (not shown). The remote controller 100 is for remotely operating the toilet device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, between the wall surface fixing member 20 and the remote control mounting plate 30, a vertical shaft member 40 constituting a vertical axis extending in the vertical direction with the remote control mounting plate 30 attached to the wall surface W is provided. It has been. Further, between the remote control mounting plate 30 and the vertical shaft member 40, there is provided a horizontal shaft member 50 constituting a horizontal axis extending in the horizontal direction in a state where the remote control mounting plate 30 is attached to the wall surface W.

  The wall surface fixing member 20 includes a hinge portion 20A that pivotally supports the vertical shaft member 40, and a plate portion 20B that extends leftward from the rear end side portion of the hinge portion 20A and is fixed to the wall surface W by contacting the back surface. . The wall surface fixing member 20 is fixed to the wall surface W by a wood screw 27 that passes through four wall surface fixing holes 26 provided in the plate portion 20B. For this reason, the wall surface fixing member 20 can be firmly attached to the wall surface W. On the upper and lower ends of the hinge portion 20A, a substantially cubic convex portion 21 protruding forward is formed. Each convex portion 21 is provided with a through hole 22 in the vertical direction.

  The vertical shaft member 40 has a substantially semi-elliptical column shape extending in the vertical direction, and a concave portion 41 having a substantially rectangular horizontal section is provided on the upper and lower end surfaces. Further, a concave portion 42 into which the base portion 51 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted is provided in the flat portion 44 that is the side surface of the vertical shaft member 40.

  The vertical shaft member 40 is attached by two fixing pins 23 between the two upper and lower convex portions 21 formed on the hinge portion 20A. The fixing pin 23 has a base portion 24 and a tip shaft 25 having a horizontal section formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The tip shaft 25 can be rotated up to 90 degrees around the axis with respect to the base 24. The base 24 of the fixing pin 23 is fixed to the through hole 22 so as not to rotate, and the tip shaft 25 is inserted into the recess 41. As a result, the vertical shaft member 40 can rotate between the left-facing state and the forward-facing state of the flat portion 44. Therefore, the remote control mounting plate 30 can swing around the vertical shaft member 40 from a position along the wall surface W overlapping the plate portion 20B of the wall surface fixing member 20 to a position extending in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface W. Is done.

  The horizontal shaft member 50 has a base 51 and a tip shaft 52 having a vertical cross section formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The base 51 is integrally formed with a flange 53 provided with a mounting hole 54. The distal end shaft 52 can rotate up to 90 degrees around the axis with respect to the base 51. The base 51 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted into the recess 42 of the vertical shaft member 40 and is fixed to the vertical shaft member 40 so as not to rotate by a screw 55 that passes through the attachment hole 54 of the flange 53. Further, the front end shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted into one of the recesses 31 formed on the left and right end surfaces of the remote control mounting plate 30. As a result, the remote control mounting plate 30 can swing between 45 degrees obliquely upward and 45 degrees obliquely downward. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the concave portion 31 provided on the end surface opposite to the end surface provided with the concave portion 31 into which the distal end shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted is closed by the cap 32.

  Since the wall surface fixing member 20 has a vertically symmetrical shape, the wall surface fixing member 20 can be attached to the wall surface W by reversing the left and right sides. Thereby, the remote control fixture 10 can be attached to either the left or right wall surface W toward the toilet body 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, when the remote control fixture 10 is fixed to the left wall W toward the toilet body 1, the wall fixing member 20 is fixed to the wall W so that the hinge portion 20 </ b> A is positioned on the right. The tip shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted into the recess 31 provided on the right end surface of the remote control mounting plate 30. When the remote control fixture 10 is fixed to the right wall W toward the toilet body 1, the wall fixing member 20 is fixed to the wall W so that the hinge portion 20 </ b> A is located on the left side, and the left end of the remote control mounting plate 30 is fixed. The tip shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 is inserted into the recess 31 provided on the surface. In this way, the remote control fixture 10 points the operation surface of the remote control 100 toward the user P seated on the toilet seat 3 of the toilet body 1, regardless of whether the remote control fixture 10 is attached to the left or right wall W toward the toilet body 1. be able to.

  Although illustration is omitted, on the surface of the remote control mounting plate 30, an engaging claw that is engaged with an engaging portion formed on the back surface of the remote control 100 is formed. The remote controller 100 is mounted on the remote controller 100 by sliding the remote controller 100 with respect to the surface of the remote controller mount plate 30 and engaging an engaging portion formed on the remote controller 100 with an engaging claw formed on the remote controller mount plate 30. It can be mounted on the surface of the plate 30. The remote control 100 has a display device 101 that indicates the state of the toilet device and the like. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the remote control 100 is provided in the inside of the lid | cover 102 with which the several operation switch which operates a toilet device was provided in the front part and the front surface.

  In this remote control fixture 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the vertical shaft member 40 is at an arbitrary angle from the position along the wall surface W to the position where the remote control mounting plate 30 overlaps the plate portion 20B and extends in the direction perpendicular to the wall surface W. Can be swung around. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the remote control fixture 10 swings around the horizontal shaft member 50 at an arbitrary angle between 45 degrees obliquely upward and 45 degrees obliquely downward. Can be made. For this reason, when the user P does not use the remote controller 100, the remote controller mounting plate 30 is overlapped with the plate portion 20B to be positioned along the wall surface W, thereby reducing the forward protrusion width of the remote controller 100 from the wall surface W. be able to. For this reason, when the user P approaches the toilet body 1 etc., it is hard to contact the remote control 100, and it can prevent that a toilet device act | operates unintentionally. When the remote controller 100 is used, the remote controller mounting plate 30 is set to an arbitrary angle around the vertical axis member 40 and the horizontal axis member 50 so that the operation surface of the remote controller 100 can be easily used by the user P. It can be swung.

  Therefore, the remote control fixture 10 of the first embodiment can be easily attached to the wall surface W using the remote control 100.

  In the remote control fixture according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the wall surface fixing member 60 does not have a plate portion but includes only a hinge portion 60 </ b> A that supports the vertical shaft member 40. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  At the upper and lower ends of the hinge part 60A, a substantially cubic convex part 21 protruding forward is formed, and a through hole 22 is provided in the vertical direction. The wall surface fixing member 60 is fixed to the wall surface W by the wood screw 27 that passes through the wall surface fixing hole 62 provided in the intermediate portion 61 of the convex portion 21 at the upper and lower ends. The vertical shaft member 40 is attached to the wall surface fixing member 60 by the fixing pin 23, and the remote control mounting plate 30 is attached to the vertical shaft member 40 via the horizontal shaft member 50.

  Also in the remote control fixture of the second embodiment having such a configuration, the remote control mounting plate 30 is rotated around the vertical shaft member 40 at an arbitrary angle from a position along the wall surface W to a position extending in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface W. It can be swung. Further, the direction of the surface of the remote control mounting plate 30 can be swung around the horizontal shaft member 50 at an arbitrary angle between 45 degrees obliquely above and 45 degrees obliquely below. For this reason, when the user P does not use the remote controller 100, the remote control mounting plate 30 is positioned along the wall surface W, so that the protruding width forward from the wall surface W of the remote controller 100 can be reduced. For this reason, when the user P approaches the toilet body 1 etc., it is hard to contact the remote control 100, and it can prevent that a toilet device act | operates unintentionally. When the remote controller 100 is used, the remote controller mounting plate 30 is set to an arbitrary angle around the vertical axis member 40 and the horizontal axis member 50 so that the operation surface of the remote controller 100 can be easily used by the user P. It can be swung.

  Therefore, the remote control fixture of the second embodiment can also be easily attached to the wall surface W using the remote control 100.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the remote control fixture 11 according to the third embodiment enables the vertical shaft member 400 and the horizontal shaft member 500 to be rotated by motors M1 and M2. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the remote control fixture 11 of the third embodiment, the motor M1 is built in the upper convex portion 21 formed on the hinge portion 200A of the wall surface fixing member 200. A tip shaft 250 having a substantially rectangular horizontal cross section is connected to the tip of the rotation shaft of the motor M1. The tip shaft 250 is inserted into the recess 41 provided on the upper end surface of the vertical shaft member 400.

  A motor M2 is built in the vertical shaft member 400. The tip shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 500 is connected to the tip of the rotation shaft of the motor M2. The tip shaft 52 is provided on the right end surface of the remote control mounting plate 30 and is inserted into the recess 31.

  In the plate portion 200B of the wall surface fixing member 200, a control unit C that is electrically connected to the motors M1 and M2 and controls the motors M1 and M2 is incorporated. A switch S electrically connected to the control unit C is provided on the upper surface of the hinge unit 200A. When the user P seated on the toilet seat 3 operates the switch S, the motors M1 and M2 are driven. As a result, the remote control mounting plate 30 is automatically set to an angle set in advance around the vertical shaft member 400 and the horizontal shaft member 500 so that the operation surface of the remote control 100 is oriented to be easily used by the user P. It can be swung.

  A receiving unit T electrically connected to the control unit C is provided in the lower convex portion 21. The toilet device attached to the toilet body 1 includes a detection device capable of detecting the seating and leaving of the user P on the toilet seat 3, and this detection device detects the seating or leaving of the user P on the toilet seat 3. The receiving unit T receives the seating signal or the seating signal that is transmitted when the reception is performed. When the receiving unit T receives the seating signal, the motors M1 and M2 are driven. As a result, the remote control mounting plate 30 is automatically set to an angle set in advance around the vertical shaft member 400 and the horizontal shaft member 500 so that the operation surface of the remote control 100 is oriented to be easily used by the user P. It can be swung. Further, when the receiving unit T receives the separation signal, the motors M1 and M2 are driven in the reverse direction. As a result, the remote control mounting plate 300 can be automatically swung so as to return to the position along the wall surface W overlapping the plate portion 200B.

  Therefore, the remote control fixture 11 of Example 3 can also be easily attached to the wall surface W using the remote control 100.

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

  For example, in the first and second embodiments, when the distal end shaft 25 of the fixing pin 23 rotates about the axis with respect to the base 24, and the distal end shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 rotates about the axis with respect to the base 51. You may make it have a click feeling when rotating. In this case, it becomes easy to swing the remote control mounting plate 30 at an arbitrary angle.

  In the first and second embodiments, when the distal end shaft 25 of the fixing pin 23 rotates about the axis with respect to the base 24, and the distal end shaft 52 of the horizontal shaft member 50 rotates about the axis with respect to the base 51. A damper that generates resistance when rotating may be incorporated in each of the base portions 24 and 51. In this case, it is possible to prevent the remote control from being swung by the operation force when operating the remote control 100.

  In the third embodiment, a sound detection device may be electrically connected to the control unit C so that the motors M1 and M2 can be driven by sound. In this case, the remote control mounting plate 30 can be easily swung.

It is the schematic which shows the operation state of the remote control attached to the toilet room with the remote control fixture of Example 1. FIG. It is an exploded view of the remote control fixture of Example 1. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the remote control attached to the remote control fixture of Example 1 rock | fluctuates around a vertical-axis member. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the remote control attached to the remote control fixture of Example 1 rock | fluctuates around a vertical-axis member and a horizontal-axis member. It is a perspective view which shows the wall surface fixing member of the remote control fixture of Example 2. FIG. It is the schematic of the remote control fixture of Example 3.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet body 10, 11 ... Remote control fixture 20, 60, 200 ... Wall surface fixing member 30 ... Remote control mounting plate 40, 400 ... Vertical axis member 50, 500 ... Horizontal axis member 100 ... Remote control C ... Control part M1, M2 ... Motor W ... Wall surface

Claims (6)

A wall surface fixing member that is fixed to the wall surface, and a remote control mounting plate that is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the wall surface fixing member and that remotely controls the toilet device attached to the toilet body is mounted on the front surface. In the remote control fixture,
The remote control mounting plate extends in a vertical direction in a state of being attached to the wall surface, and is swingable with respect to the wall surface fixing member around a vertical axis located at a left end or a right end of the remote control mounting plate. Remote control fixture to be used.   The vertical axis member which comprises the said vertical axis is provided between the said wall surface fixing member and the said remote control mounting plate, and this vertical axis member can be attached to the left end and right end of this remote control mounting plate. Remote control fixture.   The remote control mounting tool according to claim 2, wherein the remote control mounting plate is swingable with respect to the vertical shaft member about a horizontal axis extending in a horizontal direction in a state of being mounted on the wall surface.   The horizontal axis member which comprises the said horizontal axis is provided between the said remote control mounting plate and the said vertical axis member, This horizontal axis member can be attached to the left end and right end of this remote control mounting plate. Remote control fixture.   The remote control fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wall surface fixing member has a plate portion whose back surface is fixed in contact with the wall surface.   The remote control mounting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a motor that rotates the remote control mounting plate around the vertical axis and / or the horizontal axis; and a control unit that controls the motor.

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