JP2009174253A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller capable of hiding at least a switch arranged part on a front face. <P>SOLUTION: In this remote controller, a region along a lower side of a liquid crystal display screen 12 of the remote controller 10 is the switch arranged part, and switches 21-26 are provided in this switch arranged part. This remote controller 10 is provided with a cover 13 for hiding or exposing these switches 21-26. When a switch 30 on an upper face of the remote controller is pressed, the cover 13 moves up and down. When this remote controller is not used, the cover 13 can hide the switches 21-26 to achieve its satisfactory appearance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control for operating toilet equipment.

  A remote controller for operating toilet equipment such as a hot water washing apparatus is usually attached to the wall of the toilet room. A switch is provided on the front of the remote control.

In addition, it is well known that a cover is provided on the front surface of the remote control, a switch that is less frequently used is concealed by the cover, and a switch that is frequently used is provided on the front surface of the cover (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-27578 A

  The conventional remote controller has a switch exposed on the front surface, which may impair the appearance of the toilet room.

  An object of this invention is to provide the remote control which can hide at least the switch arrangement part of the front surface.

  The remote controller of claim 1 is a remote controller for operating a toilet device, and in a remote controller having a switch arrangement portion on the front surface where a plurality of switches are arranged, at least a standby state for concealing all the switch arrangement portions, The switch arrangement portion can be switched to a use state in which the switch arrangement portion is exposed.

  The remote control according to claim 2 is provided with a slide cover that can slide in claim 1, and the standby state and the use state are switched by sliding the slide cover to change its position. It is.

  The remote controller according to claim 3 is capable of taking the concealed state of concealing the switch placement unit to the standby state and exposing the switch placement unit to the use state according to claim 1. It has a movable cover, and the cover is configured to be moved by an electric device.

  A remote controller according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the remote controller according to the first aspect, wherein the remote controller can be stored in a remote controller storage portion, and the remote controller takes the standby state by being stored in the remote controller storage portion and protrudes from the remote controller storage portion. Thus, the use state is taken, and the electric device is configured to be protruded and stored.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the remote control according to the fourth aspect, wherein the remote control storage unit is provided in a paper holder, a shelf, a cabinet or a counter of a toilet room.

  The remote controller according to claim 6 is configured such that, in claim 4 or 5, the remote controller is configured to take the use state by rotating in a standing direction after projecting substantially horizontally from the remote controller housing. It is a feature.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the remote controller according to any one of the second to sixth aspects is provided with a switch for operating the electric device.

  The remote controller according to claim 8 is the remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the remote controller has a human body detecting unit, and the human body detecting unit is in the use state when the human body is detected, and is not detected. In this case, the standby state is established.

  The remote controller according to claim 9 is the remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the remote controller receives a human body detection signal from a human body detection means provided in a toilet device, and the human body detection means is a human body. The detection state is the use state, and the non-detection state is the standby state.

  The remote controller according to claim 10 is characterized in that, in claim 9, the human body detecting means is a seating detecting means on the toilet seat, and enters the use state when sitting is detected.

The remote controller of the present invention (Claim 1) is configured to be switched between a standby state and a use state. In this standby state, at least the switch arrangement portion on the front surface of the remote control is concealed, so that the beauty of the toilet room is improved.
Note that the switching between the standby state and the use state may be performed by an electric device, and in this case, it can be easily or automatically performed by a switch or a human body detection sensor.

  According to the remote control of claim 2, the aesthetic appearance is improved by concealing the switch arrangement portion by the slide cover.

  According to the remote control of claim 3, the aesthetic appearance is improved by concealing the switch arrangement portion by the cover. This cover is moved by the electric device.

  According to the remote controller of the fourth aspect, the remote controller is housed in the remote controller housing portion, so that the switch arrangement portion is concealed and does not protrude when not in use, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance. Note that the protrusion and storage from the remote control storage are performed by an electric device.

  According to the fifth aspect, the remote control storage unit is provided on the shelf, paper holder, cabinet or counter of the toilet room, and the remote control storage unit becomes inconspicuous, which improves the aesthetic appearance. Also, integration with other devices can be achieved.

  When the remote controller is configured to stand up and turn and take a use state after the remote controller protrudes substantially horizontally from the remote controller storage portion as in claim 6, the remote controller can be used by the user (for example, a person seated on the toilet seat). Since the front surface of the remote control is closer to the user, the switch arrangement part and display screen of the remote control can be easily seen and the switch operation is facilitated.

  When the electric device is configured to be operated by the switch as in the seventh aspect, the user can arbitrarily switch between the use state and the standby state. As described in claims 8 and 8, when the electric device is configured to operate based on human body detection, it automatically operates when the toilet is used, so that no operation by the user can be required.

  If the remote controller is configured to be in use when seated as in claim 10, the remote controller is in the stowed state until it is seated, so that the remote controller does not get in the way when seated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet room equipped with a remote control according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the remote controller, where (a) shows a standby state and (b) shows a use state. 3 is a drive mechanism diagram of the cover, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

  A toilet seat box 2 is installed on the rear upper surface of the western-style toilet bowl 1, and 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 seating sensor for detecting a seated person, in addition to a cleaning nozzle 5 for cleaning the human body buttocks, a warm air fan 6 for drying the buttocks. As the seating sensor, various sensors such as an infrared sensor and an ultrasonic sensor can be used. In addition, this seating sensor may be installed in the toilet seat 3, In this case, a toilet seat electrostatic capacitance sensor, a load sensor, etc. can be used.

  Although not shown, the toilet seat box 2 has a nozzle motor for moving the cleaning nozzle 5 back and forth, a water heater for heating water supplied to the cleaning nozzle 5, and the cleaning nozzle 5. Electric water supply means for nozzles, such as solenoid valves that supply and stop hot water supply, and electromagnetic valves for flash water that supply and stop flush water from the stopcock to the toilet 1 as well as a control circuit that controls these Is provided.

  A remote controller 10 is attached to the wall surface of the toilet room.

  A liquid crystal display screen 12 is provided on the front upper portion of a substantially rectangular box-shaped casing 11 constituting the outer shell of the remote controller 10. An area along the lower side of the liquid crystal display screen 12 is a switch arrangement portion, and switches 21 to 26 are provided. A cover 13 for concealing or exposing these switches 21 to 26 is provided.

  In this embodiment, a buttock cleaning switch 21, a buttock drying switch 22, a stop switch 23, a cleaning position adjusting switch 24, a cleaning strength adjusting switch 25, and a hot water or hot air temperature adjusting switch 26 are provided as switches. However, the switch is not limited to this.

  A flush switch 27, a toilet seat switch 28 for opening and closing the toilet seat 3, a toilet lid switch 29 for opening and closing the toilet lid 4, and an opening / closing switch 30 for the cover 13 are provided on the upper surface of the casing 11.

  The cover 13 is slidable up and down along the front surface of the casing 11. The cover 13 extends from the left end to the right end of the front surface of the casing 11. At the left end and the right end of the cover 13, an arm portion 13 a protrudes rearward so as to go around the left and right side surfaces of the casing 11. From each arm part 13a, the protruding piece part 13b (FIG. 4) which protrudes in the casing 11 through the slit 14 protrudes.

  The slit 14 extends in the vertical direction on the left and right side surfaces of the casing 11.

  Next, the structure of the electric device for raising and lowering the cover 13 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  A motor 31 is installed in the lower part of the casing 11, and a power shaft 32 integrated with the rotating shaft of the motor 31 extends in the left-right direction at the lower part of the casing 11. The bevel gears 33 are fixed to both ends of the power shaft 32. Screw shafts 35 and 35 are connected to the bevel gears 34 and 34 with which the respective bevel gears 33 and 33 mesh. The screw shafts 35, 35 extend in the vertical direction on both the left and right side portions in the casing 11. Nuts 36 and 36 are screwed onto the screw shafts 35 and 35. Nuts 36 are fixed to the tips of the projecting pieces 13b, 13b of the cover 13, respectively. When the motor 31 rotates normally, the screw shafts 35 and 35 rotate forward, the nuts 36 and 36 rise, and the cover 13 rises. When the motor 31 is reversely rotated, the cover 13 is lowered.

  When the switch 30 is pressed in the state of FIG. 2 (a), the cover 13 is lowered to the state of FIG. 2 (b), and when the switch 30 is pressed in the state of FIG. 2 (b), the cover 13 Rises to the state of FIG. 2 (a).

  The remote controller 10 configured in this manner can hide the switches 21 to 26 with the cover 13 when not in use as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the switches 21 to 26 are operated, the use state shown in FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the cover 13 is moved up and down by operating the switch 30 of the remote controller 10. However, a human body detection sensor is provided in the remote controller 10 and immediately after a human body is detected in the toilet room or for a predetermined time. The cover 13 may be lowered after elapse of time (for example, about 1 to 5 seconds), and when the human body is no longer detected, the cover 13 may be raised.

  Moreover, the signal of the human body detection sensor provided in the toilet seat box 2 may be transmitted to the remote controller 10 to perform the same control.

  Alternatively, a signal from the seating sensor may be transmitted to the remote controller 10 to lower the cover 13 when seating is detected, and to raise the cover 13 when seating is no longer detected.

Even if the cover 13 hides the switches 21 to 26, the flash switch 27, the toilet seat switch 28, the toilet lid switch 29, and the cover opening / closing switch 30 are always exposed on the upper surface of the remote controller 10, so that the opening and closing of the cover Regardless of the state, the flash operation, the electric opening and closing of the toilet seat 3 and the toilet lid 4 and the opening and closing of the cover 13 can be performed.
In this embodiment, the cover 13 is smaller than the front surface of the remote control 10, but in the present invention, a cover having a size and shape that covers the entire front surface of the remote control may be used.
The cover may be configured to move manually.

  5-7 are longitudinal sectional views of a shelf of a toilet room in which a remote control according to another embodiment is installed, FIG. 8 (a) is a side view of the remote control, and FIG. 8 (b) is this remote control. Fig. 9 (a) is a front view of the vicinity of the remote control storage portion of the shelf, and Fig. 9 (b) is Fig. 9 (a). FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the same part as FIG. 9 (b) in the middle of the forward projection of the remote controller, and FIGS. 11 to 13 are sectional views showing the operation of the remote control upright turning mechanism. is there.

  5 shows a standby state in which the remote control is stored in the remote control storage unit, FIG. 6 shows a state in which the remote control protrudes horizontally from the remote control storage unit, and FIG. 7 shows that the remote control protrudes forward. After that, it shows a use state in which it stands up and rotates. In FIGS. 11 to 13, the remote controller and the shelf are shown in the section taken along line XI-XI in FIGS. 8 (b) and 9 (b), respectively. FIG. 11 shows the state before the stand-up rotation of the remote control, FIG. 12 shows the middle of the stand-up rotation, and FIG. 13 shows the state after the stand-up rotation.

  In the following description, the left-right direction refers to the direction along the wall surface on which the shelf is installed, and the front-rear direction refers to the normal direction of the wall surface.

  A shelf 40 is installed substantially horizontally on the wall surface W of the toilet room. In this embodiment, a remote control storage unit 50 is provided on the shelf 40, and a remote control 60 is installed so that it can be stored in the remote control storage unit 50. Although the toilet paper holder 41 is installed under the shelf 40, arrangement | positioning of the toilet paper holder 41 is not limited to this.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the remote control storage unit 50 is formed in the vicinity of the middle of the shelf 40 in the thickness direction and substantially parallel to the plate surface of the shelf 40. It consists of a slot-like void extending to The remote control storage unit 50 is opened to the end surface of the shelf 40 opposite to the wall surface W, and the opening serves as the entrance / exit 51 of the remote control 60. The remote controller 60 is disposed in the remote controller housing 50 so as to be able to advance and retreat from the entrance 51.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), on the left and right side surfaces of the remote controller housing 50, ridges 52 for guiding the movement of the remote controller 60 in the front-rear direction are provided. Each ridge 52 extends from the rear end of each side surface of the remote control housing 50 to the vicinity of the front end substantially parallel to the plate surface of the shelf 40.

  A pair of remote control advancing / retreating racks 53 and a remote control rotating rack 54 are extended substantially in the front-rear direction along the bottom surface of the remote control housing 50.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the remote control advancing / retreating racks 53 are arranged with a space left and right, and extend from the rear end to the vicinity of the front end of the bottom surface of the remote control storage unit 50, respectively. The remote control turning rack 54 is disposed near the middle in the left-right direction on the front end side (near the entrance / exit 51) of the bottom surface of the remote control storage unit 50. The remote control turning rack 54 is shorter than the remote control advance / retreat rack 53 and is arranged at a predetermined distance from the rear end to the front end side of the bottom surface of the remote control storage unit 50.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the remote controller 60 has a substantially rectangular disk-shaped remote controller body 61 and a rotary shaft 62 on the rear end side of the remote controller body 61. And a drive mechanism 63 that is rotatably connected. The rotating shaft 62 extends in the left-right direction, and the remote control main body 61 has a tilted posture extending substantially horizontally from the front end of the drive mechanism 63 to the front as shown in FIGS. As shown in the figure, the drive shaft 63 can be turned up and down with the rotation shaft 62 as a movable center so as to be able to take an upright posture standing upright from the front end of the drive mechanism 63.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the drive mechanism 63 includes a housing 64 and a pair of remote control advance / retreat pinions 65 installed in the housing 64, respectively. A motor unit 66 that rotationally drives the remote control advance / retreat pinion 65, a remote control rotation pinion 67, and transmission pinions 68a and 68b that transmit the rotation of the remote control rotation pinion 67 to the remote control main body 61 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the housing 64 has a substantially rectangular disk shape in which the width in the horizontal direction and the thickness in the vertical direction are substantially the same as those of the remote control main body 61. The housing 64 is disposed with its front end abutted against the rear end side of the remote control main body 61, and an arm 64 a protruding forward from the left and right end sides of the housing 64 via the rotating shaft 62 of the remote control main body 61. The rear end portion is rotatably connected.

  The remote control advancing / retreating pinions 65, 65 are shifted to the left and right at the rear end side of the housing 64 in such a positional relationship that they can be respectively engaged with the respective remote control advancing / retreating racks 53 in the remote control housing 50 as shown in FIG. Are arranged. The rotation shaft 65a of each remote control advance / retreat pinion 65 extends in the left-right direction. The motor unit 66 is configured such that each pinion 65 can be driven forward and backward via the rotating shaft 65a.

  The remote control turning pinion 67 is disposed near the middle in the left-right direction on the front end side of the housing 64. The transmission pinions 68a and 68b are arranged at different positions in the front-rear direction between the remote-control turning pinion 67 and the rear end of the remote-control body 61, respectively. The rear transmission pinion 68b meshes with the remote control rotation pinion 67, and the front transmission pinion 68a meshes with the rear transmission pinion 68b. The rotation shafts (reference numerals omitted) of these pinions 67, 68a, 68b extend in the left-right direction, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, in this embodiment, the remote control main body 61 is a curved surface that is curved in a substantially quadrant arc shape from the rear end surface to the upper surface in the inverted posture, and along this curved surface. A rack-like sawtooth portion 69 extends from the rear end surface to the upper surface. A front transmission pinion 68a meshes with the serrated portion 69.

  In this embodiment, when the remote control turning pinion 67 is rotated in the direction of arrow R in FIG. 12, the remote control main body 61 is rotated in the standing direction via the transmission pinions 68a and 68b and the sawtooth portion 69. When the remote control rotation pinion 67 rotates in the opposite direction, the remote control main body 61 is configured to rotate in the inverted direction.

  The bottom surface of the housing 64 is open, and each of the remote control advance / retreat pinion 65 and the remote control rotation pinion 67 protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the housing 64 as shown in FIG. The racks 53 and 54 in the section 50 can be engaged with each other.

  On the left and right side surfaces of the remote control main body 61 and the left and right side surfaces of the housing 64, recesses 70 and 71 that can engage with the respective protrusions 52 in the remote control storage unit 50 are provided. Each concave strip 70, 71 extends in a direction substantially parallel to the plate surfaces of the remote control main body 61 and the housing 64, and when the remote control main body 61 assumes an inverted posture, as shown in FIG. 8 (a). These recesses 70 and 71 are configured to be connected in a substantially straight line.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the remote controller 60 has a remote controller main body 61 and a housing 64 with the plate surfaces of the remote controller main body 61 and the housing 64 substantially horizontal, and the housing 64, that is, the drive mechanism 63 is located in the remote controller storage section 50. It is stored in.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the remote control housing 50, each protrusion 52 is slidably engaged with the left and right recesses 70, 71 of the remote control main body 61 and the housing 64, and each remote control is advanced and retracted. The left and right remote control advance / retreat pinions 65 of the drive mechanism 63 are engaged with the racks 53 respectively.

  In this embodiment, when the remote control main body 61 is retracted into the remote control housing 50 by a predetermined amount or more, the remote control rotation pinion 67 is not engaged with the remote control rotation rack 54 as shown in FIG. When the 61 moves forward a predetermined distance, the remote control turning pinion 67 is configured to mesh with the remote control turning rack 54 as shown in FIG.

  On the lower surface of the remote control body 61 in the inverted posture, that is, on the front surface in the standing posture, the liquid crystal display screen 12 and the buttock cleaning switch 21 and the buttock drying switch as switches are the same as the remote control 10 shown in FIGS. 22, a stop switch 23, a cleaning position adjusting switch 24, a cleaning strength adjusting switch 25, and a temperature adjusting switch 26 for hot water or hot air are provided. The arrangement of the liquid crystal display screen 12 and the switches 21 to 26 in the standing posture of the remote control main body 61 is the same as that of the remote control 10 shown in FIGS. However, the type and arrangement of the switches are not limited to this.

  Although not shown, in this embodiment as well, the front end surface of the remote control main body 61 in the inverted posture, that is, the upper end surface in the standing posture is flush with the flash switch as in the remote control 10 of FIGS. A toilet seat switch and a toilet lid switch are provided. In this embodiment, a remote control protrusion switch is provided on the front end surface of the remote control main body 61 when the remote control main body 61 is in the inverted posture so that the remote control 60 protrudes from the remote control storage unit 50 to be used. Thus, the flash switch, toilet seat switch, toilet lid switch and remote control protrusion switch provided on the front end surface of the remote control main body 61 in the inverted posture are in a state in which the remote control main body 61 is stored in the remote control storage section 50. In addition, it is exposed to the entrance / exit 51 on the front end surface of the shelf 40 so that the toilet user can always operate these switches.

  When the remote control protrusion switch is pressed in the remote control standby state of FIG. 5 in which the remote control main body 61 is stored in the remote control storage section 50, the motor unit 66 operates in the forward direction. The pinion 65 rolls on each remote controller advance / retreat rack 53 toward the entrance / exit 51. As a result, the remote control main body 61 moves forward, and the remote control main body 61 protrudes substantially horizontally from the remote control housing 50 forward as shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, when the remote control main body 61 moves forward by a predetermined distance, the remote control turning pinion 67 meshes with the remote control turning rack 54 as shown in FIG. The remote control turning pinion 67 rolls forward on the remote control turning rack 54 while rotating in the direction of arrow R (FIG. 12). Then, the rotation of the remote control turning pinion 67 in the direction of the arrow R is transmitted to the remote control main body 61 through the transmission pinions 68a and 68b and the sawtooth portion 69, and the remote control main body 61 is erected as shown in FIGS. Rotate. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the remote control main body 61 is in a standing posture, and the liquid crystal display screen 12 and the switches 21 to 26 are exposed to the toilet user.

  When the remote control protrusion switch is pressed in the remote control usage state of FIG. 7, the motor unit 66 is operated in reverse, and the remote control main body 61 is retracted into the remote control housing 50.

  At this time, the remote control rotation pinion 67 rolls backward on the remote control rotation rack 54 while rotating in the direction opposite to the arrow R as the remote control main body 61 moves backward. Then, the rotation of the remote control turning pinion 67 in the direction opposite to the arrow R is transmitted to the remote control main body 61 via the transmission pinions 68a and 68b and the sawtooth portion 69, and the remote control main body 61 rotates in an inverted manner. Thereafter, when the remote control main body 61 assumes an inverted posture extending substantially horizontally as shown in FIG. 6, the remote control rotation pinion 67 is detached from the remote control rotation rack 54, and the inverted rotation of the remote control main body 61 is stopped. Thereafter, the remote control body 61 is retracted substantially horizontally into the remote control housing 50 and returns to the remote control standby state shown in FIG.

  The motor unit 66 may be energized from a commercial power source, or a battery may be set on the remote control main body 61 or the shelf 40 and the motor unit 66 may be energized.

  In the remote controller 60 configured as described above, when the remote controller 60 is not used, the remote controller main body 61 is stored in the remote controller storage unit 50, so that the beauty in the toilet room is improved.

  Further, as described above, in this embodiment, when the remote controller 60 is used, the remote controller main body 61 protrudes substantially horizontally forward from the remote controller housing portion 50 and then stands up and pivots to be used. Therefore, since the remote control body 61 approaches the toilet user and the front surface of the remote control body 61 faces the user, the switches 21 to 26 and the liquid crystal display screen 12 can be easily seen and the switch operation is performed. Will also be easier.

  In this embodiment, the remote control main body 61 is configured to protrude and retreat from the remote control housing 50 by operating the remote control protrusion switch of the remote control 60. However, a human body detection sensor is provided in the remote control 60 and is provided in the toilet room. As soon as a human body is detected or after a predetermined time (for example, about 1 to 5 seconds) has passed, the remote control main body 61 is protruded from the remote control housing 50, and when no human body is detected, the remote control main body 61 is placed in the remote control storage 50. You may make it reverse.

  Moreover, the signal of the human body detection sensor provided in the toilet seat box may be transmitted to the remote controller 60 to perform similar control.

  Further, a signal from the seating sensor is transmitted to the remote controller 60, and when the seating is detected, the remote controller main body 61 protrudes from the remote controller housing 50, and when no seating is detected, the remote controller main body 61 is moved backward to the remote controller housing 50. May be.

  Even if the remote control body 61 is retracted to the remote control housing 50, the flash switch, toilet seat switch, toilet lid switch, and remote control protrusion switch are always exposed to the entrance / exit 51, so that the remote control body 61 is in the standby state. Even if it is, the flash operation, the electric opening and closing of the toilet seat and the toilet lid, and the protrusion operation of the remote control main body 61 can be performed.

  In this embodiment, the remote control storage unit 50 is provided on the shelf 40 installed on the wall surface W of the toilet room, but the arrangement of the remote control storage unit 50 is not limited to this. Although illustration is omitted, for example, the remote control storage unit 50 may be provided in a toilet paper holder, a cabinet or a counter installed in the toilet room, and the like. Or you may provide the remote control accommodating part 50 directly in the wall surface of a toilet room.

  The drive mechanism for moving the remote control main body 61 back and forth and upright is not limited to the illustrated configuration.

It is a perspective view of a toilet room provided with the remote control concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view of a remote control, (a) shows a standby state, (b) shows a use state. It is a drive mechanism figure of a cover. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shelf of the toilet room in which the remote control which concerns on another embodiment was installed, and has shown the remote control standby state. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the same part as in FIG. 5, showing a state in which the remote control protrudes horizontally from the remote control storage unit. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the same part as in FIG. (A) is a side view of the remote controller of FIG. 5, and (b) is a bottom view of the remote controller. (A) is a front view of the vicinity of the remote control storage part of the shelf, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of (a). It is sectional drawing of the part similar to FIG.9 (b) in the middle of the front protrusion of a remote control. It is sectional drawing which shows the action | operation of the standing rotation mechanism of the remote control of FIG. 5, and has shown before the standing rotation of the remote control. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the same part as in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the same part as FIG. 11, and has shown the stand-up rotation of a remote control.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western style toilet 10 Remote control 11 Casing 13 Cover 14 Slit 21-26 Switch 27 Flash switch 28 Toilet seat switch 29 Toilet cover switch 30 Cover opening / closing switch 40 Shelf 50 Remote control storage part 51 Entrance / exit 52 Projection 53 Remote control advance / retreat rack 54 Remote control rotation rack 60 Remote Control 61 Remote Control Body 62 Rotating Shaft 63 Drive Mechanism 64 Housing 65 Remote Control Advancement Pinion 66 Motor Unit 67 Remote Control Rotation Pinion 68a, 68b Transmission Pinion 69 Serrated

Claims (10)

In the remote control for operating the toilet equipment, the remote control having a switch arrangement portion on the front surface where a plurality of switches are arranged,
A remote control characterized in that it can be switched between a standby state in which at least all of the switch placement part is hidden and a use state in which the switch placement part is exposed. In Claim 1, the slide cover which can be slid is provided,
A remote controller characterized in that the standby state and the use state are switched by sliding and changing the position of the slide cover. In Claim 1, it has a cover which can be moved so that the concealed state which conceals this switch arrangement part and makes it the standby state, and the exposure state which exposes this switch arrangement part and makes it the use state And
A remote controller characterized in that the cover is moved by an electric device. In Claim 1, the said remote control can be accommodated in a remote control accommodating part,
Taking the standby state by being stored in the remote control storage unit, and taking the use state by protruding from the remote control storage unit,
A remote controller characterized in that the electric device is configured to project and store.   5. The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the remote controller storage unit is provided in a paper holder, shelf, cabinet or counter of a toilet room.   6. The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the remote controller is configured to take the use state by rotating in a standing direction after projecting substantially horizontally from the remote controller housing.   The remote controller according to claim 2, further comprising a switch for operating the electric device. The remote controller according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the remote controller includes a human body detecting means.
A remote controller characterized in that the human body detecting means is in the use state when the human body is detected and is in the standby state when the human body is not detected. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7, The said remote control receives the human body detection signal from the human body detection means provided in the toilet equipment,
A remote control characterized in that the human body detecting means is in the use state when the human body is detected and is in the standby state when the human body is not detected.   10. The remote controller according to claim 9, wherein the human body detecting means is a seating detecting means for a toilet seat, and the use state is established when the seating is detected.

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