JP2009197450A - Remote controller and toilet facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller and a toilet facility enabling the toilet users to easily recognize that the power of toilet devices is turned off. <P>SOLUTION: The power supply of the heater of a warm water flushing toilet seat device is switched between on and off by pressing the power switch 25 of the remote controller 20. When the power supply of the heater is turned off by the power supply switch 25 to set to a power saving mode, OFF is displayed on a display screen 30. Even if a switch 22 or 23 is pressed in the power saving mode, a power saving operation is not performed, and a warning sound is emitted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller having a function of turning off power to a toilet device, and a toilet facility including the remote controller and the toilet device.

  It is well known that a remote controller for operating toilet equipment having various functions is provided with a display screen, and the current setting conditions of the various functions are individually displayed on the display screen for each function.

For example, in the remote control of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-194209, when a butt cleaning switch is pressed, a butt cleaning operation is executed and a display showing the temperature and water temperature of hot water is displayed on the display screen of the remote control.
JP 2006-194209 A

  In recent years, as a measure to save energy in hot water flush toilet seats, a remote control has been provided with a power saving switch for turning off the main unit power. When this power save switch is pressed, the main body on the toilet side (warm water flush toilet seat) is turned off, and there are many heaters Products that are configured to stop energization of power consumption devices are on the market.

  When a user of a toilet device operates this power saving switch to turn off the main unit and exits the toilet room, the next user will notice that the main unit is off and the toilet seat is cold or trying to use it. May also be mistaken for a malfunction because it does not operate.

  In addition, in order to save the power of the remote control, when it is configured to erase all the display from the LCD display screen of the remote control when the power saving switch is operated, the next toilet user sees a display screen with no display, or a fault or battery There is also a risk of misunderstanding.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller and a toilet facility that can solve such problems and allow a toilet user to easily recognize that a toilet device is powered off.

  The remote controller according to claim 1 is a remote controller for operating a toilet device having a function of turning off the power, and includes a power-off switch for turning off the toilet device and a display screen. In the remote controller, when the power of the toilet device is turned off by the power off switch, a power off display indicating that the toilet device is turned off is displayed on the display screen. .

  The remote control according to claim 2 generates a warning sound when a switch other than the switch for turning on the toilet device is operated in the state where the power of the toilet device is turned off. And at least one of the warning display on the display screen and the operation command signal corresponding to the operation of the switch is not output.

  The remote controller according to claim 3 is the remote controller according to claim 1, wherein a switch other than the switch for turning on the toilet device is operated in a state where the toilet device is turned off. A signal for turning on the power and an operation command signal corresponding to the operation of the switch are transmitted, and the power off display is erased from the display screen.

  The remote controller according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in any one of claims 1 to 3, when the power of the toilet device is turned off, only the power off display is displayed on the display screen. is there.

  A remote controller according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the remote control according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the display screen has a time display unit using a 7-segment display, and the time display unit is used to turn OFF as the power-off display. It is characterized by displaying.

  A toilet facility according to a sixth aspect includes a toilet device having a function of turning off the power source and the remote control according to any one of the first to fifth aspects for operating the toilet device.

  The toilet equipment according to claim 7 is the toilet equipment according to claim 6, wherein the toilet equipment includes means for transmitting a signal indicating a power state, and the remote controller includes reception means for receiving a signal from the toilet equipment. And a power-off display is displayed on the display screen when it is detected from the reception result of the receiving means that the toilet device is powered off.

  In the remote control according to claims 1 to 5, when the toilet device is turned off by the power-off switch of the remote controller, a display indicating that the toilet device is turned off is displayed on the display screen of the remote control. The toilet user can easily recognize that the toilet device is powered off. In addition, since there is a display on the screen, it is not mistaken that the battery of the remote control has run out.

  In claim 2, when a toilet switch, for example, a butt washing switch is operated when the toilet device is powered off, at least one of the generation of a warning sound and the warning display on the display screen is performed. It is possible to more reliably recognize that the power source of is off. In this case, the signal for instructing the buttocks cleaning operation is not output, and the buttocks cleaning operation is not executed.

  Note that many of the commercially available remote control for toilet devices emit a confirmation sound such as “pea” for a predetermined time when the switch is operated. In this case, another sound, such as a sound that lasts longer, an intermittent sound such as “pi, pi, pi, pi”, another frequency sound, voice, buzzer sound, etc. This makes it possible to more reliably recognize that the toilet device is powered off.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, for example, when a butt washing switch is operated in a state in which the toilet equipment is turned off, the toilet equipment is turned on, the butt washing is performed, and the power off display is performed from the display screen. Disappears. For this reason, an operation as intended by the user is performed, and misunderstandings such as failure are prevented.

  According to the fourth aspect, since only the power-off display is displayed on the display screen when the toilet device is turned off, power consumption of the display screen such as a liquid crystal can be suppressed.

  According to the fifth aspect, since the OFF display using the 7-segment display for displaying time is performed, a display unit dedicated to OFF display is not necessary, and the cost of the display screen can be reduced.

  In the toilet facilities according to claims 6 to 7, the toilet user can easily recognize that the power of the toilet equipment is off by the display on the remote controller.

  In claim 7, the remote controller and the toilet device are configured to perform bidirectional communication. When the toilet device is turned off, based on the signal indicating that the toilet device is turned off, or based on the fact that no signal indicating that the toilet device is turned on is transmitted. It is detected that the toilet device is turned off. Based on this detection result, it is displayed on the display screen of the remote controller that the toilet device is powered off.

  Therefore, in claim 7, the state where the power of the toilet device is turned off by the remote controller and the state where the power of the toilet device is actually turned off are always matched.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a remote controller according to an embodiment, wherein FIG. 1 (a) is when the main body power is on, and FIG. 1 (b) is when the main body power is off. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a toilet room in which the remote controller is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the toilet device of the present embodiment is a warm water flush toilet seat incorporated in a Western style flush toilet. A toilet seat box 2 is installed at the rear part of the western-style toilet 1, and a toilet seat 3 and a toilet lid 4 are rotatably attached to the toilet seat box 2. The toilet seat 3 is provided with a seating sensor and a toilet seat heater.

  Inside the toilet seat box 2, there are provided cleaning nozzles 5 and 6 of a hot water cleaning device for cleaning the buttocks of a toilet seat seated person with hot water and a human body detection sensor 7 for detecting a person using the Western-style toilet 1 It has been. A manual flush handle 8 is provided on the side surface of the toilet seat box 2.

  Although not shown, the toilet seat box 2 includes a heater for hot water, a deodorizing device, a lighting device that illuminates the feet and the toilet bowl, an ion generator that emits positive ions and negative ions in the toilet room, and a toilet room. Heating room heater, toilet seat heater, heater for hot water, heater power switch for switching on / off state of power supply circuit to room heater, control circuit for controlling these, and infrared communication device with remote controller 20 to be described later Etc. are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a front lid 21 provided at the lower front of the remote controller 20 installed on the wall surface of the toilet room has a butt switch 22 for bidet washing, a bidet switch 23, a stop switch 24 for stopping washing, A power switch 25 is provided.

  When the butt switch 22 is pressed, warm water is ejected from the washing nozzle 5 and the buttock is washed. As for the bidet switch 24, when the bidet switch 24 is pressed, hot water is ejected from the washing nozzle 6. When the stop switch 24 is pressed, these cleaning operations are stopped. When the power switch 25 is pressed, the heater power switch on the toilet seat box 2 side is turned off, and the energization of the toilet seat heater, the hot water heater, and the room heater is turned off. When the power switch 25 is pressed once again, the heater power switch is turned on and energization is controlled by the control circuit.

  A switch (not shown) for adjusting the strength of washing and bidet washing, hot water temperature, toilet seat temperature, and heating temperature is provided on the back side of the cover 21.

  A display screen 30 made of a liquid crystal panel or the like is provided on the upper part of the front surface of the remote controller 20. This display screen 30 includes a time display unit 31, a battery remaining amount display unit 32 for displaying the remaining battery level of the remote controller 20, and a display for indicating that the signal light from the remote control 20 has been output toward the toilet seat box 2. Unit 33, heating temperature display unit 34 for displaying the set temperature of the heating device, water temperature of hot water ejected from the cleaning nozzle 5, that is, a display unit 35 for the cleaning strength, a display unit 36 for the set temperature of this hot water, and setting of the heating toilet seat 3 A temperature display 37 is provided.

  The time display unit 31 performs display on a substantially “day” -shaped 7-segment display. Both the time display shown in FIG. 1 (a) and the “OFF” display shown in FIG. 1 (b) are displayed. Is possible. Thus, since the OFF display is performed using the clock display unit 31 of the 7-segment display, the structure of the display screen is simple and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  The remote controller 20 is provided with an oscillator having an oscillator that oscillates at an audio frequency. This oscillator is capable of generating a “beep” sound and an intermittent sound “pi”.

  When the switches 22 to 25 are pressed during normal use with the heater power switch of the warm water washing toilet seat turned on, a beep sound is generated and an operation command signal is received from the remote control 20 to the warm water washing toilet seat device. It is configured to make the user perceive the output.

  As described above, by pressing the power switch 25, the on / off state of each heater on the toilet seat box 2 side is switched. When the heater is turned off, the warm water washing toilet seat device is set to the power saving mode.

  When the hot water washing toilet seat device is set in the power saving mode by the power switch 25, the display on the display screen 30 displays only OFF as shown in FIG. 1 (b).

  Thereby, the user who sees this display can recognize at a glance that the warm water washing toilet seat device is in the power saving mode. This OFF display may be displayed continuously or may be blinked.

  The following (1) to (3) show examples of operations when the buttocks switch 22 is pressed in the power saving mode. The same applies when the bidet switch 23 is pressed instead of the butt switch 22.

(1) First Example When the butt switch 22 is pressed in the power saving mode, the remote controller 20 generates an intermittent sound “pi, pi, pi”. The command signal for power saving operation is not output.

  By hearing this intermittent sound, the user knows that the warm water flush toilet seat device is in the power saving mode. Therefore, even if the buttocks power saving operation does not start, it is not mistaken that the hot water washing toilet seat device is out of order.

(2) Second Example This second example displays a warning display on the display screen 30 in place of the intermittent sound “pi, pi, pi, pi” in the first example, or together with the generation of the intermittent sound. It is what I did. This warning display is exemplified by blinking the “OFF” display at a short cycle. Note that it is preferable to perform both the warning display and the above-described continuous sound generation because the user can easily notice the warning.

  Further, OFF may be displayed and the characters “warm water”, “toilet seat”, and “heating” on the display screen 30 may be blinked to indicate that these heaters are turned off.

  By looking at this warning display, the user knows that the warm water washing toilet seat device is in the power saving mode. Therefore, even if the buttocks power saving operation does not start, it is not mistaken that the hot water washing toilet seat device is out of order.

(3) Third Example In the third example, when the butt switch 22 is pressed in the power saving mode, the remote controller 20 outputs a power saving mode release signal and a butt washing operation command signal.

    Thereby, the power saving mode of the warm water cleaning toilet seat device is canceled, and the butt cleaning operation is executed. Further, the display screen of the remote controller 20 returns to the steady screen shown in FIG.

[Another embodiment]
In the above description, when the power saving mode is set, the power to the heater is turned off. However, the power to other electrical devices such as the human body detection operation by the human body detection sensor 7 is stopped and the device is turned off. You may comprise so that it may be set as a stop state.

  The above embodiment relates to the case where the power saving mode is selected by the power switch 25 of the remote controller 20, but a means for transmitting a signal indicating the power saving mode is provided on the warm water washing toilet seat device side, and the power saving mode is provided from the remote controller 20. When a command signal is received, a reply signal indicating that the power saving mode has been entered is transmitted to the remote controller 20, and the remote controller 20 enters the power saving mode based on this reply signal, and the OFF display in FIG. May be performed. If it does in this way, the mode by the side of the warm water washing toilet seat device and the mode by the side of remote control 20 will necessarily correspond. For example, even if the power switch 25 is pressed for some reason, the power saving mode command signal does not reach the warm water washing toilet seat device, the switching between the steady energization mode and the power saving mode on the warm water washing toilet seat device side is not performed, and the warm water washing toilet seat device side It is possible to prevent the mode and the mode on the remote control 20 side from being different.

It is a front view of the remote control used for embodiment. It is a perspective view of a toilet room in which a toilet device and a remote control according to an embodiment are installed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Western style toilet 2 Toilet seat box 3 Toilet seat 4 Toilet lid 5,6 Washing nozzle 20 Remote control 25 Power switch 30 Display screen 31 Time display part

Claims (7)

A remote controller for operating a toilet device having a function of turning off the power,
A power-off switch for turning off the power to the toilet device;
In a remote control having a display screen,
A remote control, wherein when a toilet device is turned off by the power off switch, a power-off display indicating that the toilet device is turned off is displayed on the display screen.   In Claim 1, when a switch other than a switch for turning on the toilet device is operated in a state in which the toilet device is turned off, a warning sound is generated and a warning is displayed on the display screen. A remote controller that performs at least one of the above and does not output an operation command signal corresponding to the operation of the switch.   In claim 1, when a switch other than a switch for turning on the toilet device is operated in a state in which the toilet device is turned off, the toilet device is turned on. A remote controller that transmits a signal and an operation command signal corresponding to the operation of the switch and erases the power-off display from the display screen.   4. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein when the toilet device is turned off, only the power off display is displayed on the display screen. 5. In any 1 item | term of the Claims 1 thru | or 4, The said display screen has a time display part by 7 segment display,
A remote controller that displays OFF as the power-off display using the time display unit.   Toilet equipment comprising a toilet device having a function of turning off the power supply and the remote control according to any one of claims 1 to 5 for operating the toilet device.   7. The toilet device according to claim 6, comprising a means for transmitting a signal indicating a power state, and the remote controller comprises a receiving means for receiving a signal from the toilet device. A toilet facility characterized by displaying a power-off display on the display screen when it is detected from the reception result that the power of the toilet device is off.

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