JP2009200893A - Remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet device system capable of having a remote controller constituted thinner and preventing an electronic component from being broken when a battery is replaced. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller comprises an upper case which has an operation unit disposed on a front surface side and is provided with an opening on a back surface side, a control board where a plurality of electronic components including switches accepting operations of the operation unit are disposed on the front and back surfaces, a battery to which a feed portion for supplying electric power to the control board is connected through lead wires, and a lower case as a cover for sealing the opening of the upper case. The control board and battery are disposed one over the other in the space sealed with the upper case and lower case, and a thin plate resin-made protection sheet having a recessed portion formed to hold the battery at a predetermined position is provided between the control board and battery. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology of a remote control device provided in a toilet booth for operating a toilet device installed in a toilet such as a sanitary washing device.

  In recent years, toilet booths equipped with toilets have been equipped with toilet devices called sanitary washing devices having various functions such as a cleaning function, a drying function, and a deodorizing function because of their comfort.

  In addition, a remote control device for operating this type of toilet device is performed wirelessly by infrared light communication or radio wave communication, and is provided on the wall surface in the toilet booth, so that the operability for the user and the workability for the installer Has been improved. (For example, see Patent Document 1.)

  The remote control device is also preferred in the market because it can be performed wirelessly, eliminating the wiring with the toilet device, thereby increasing the degree of freedom of layout. Furthermore, in radio communication, radio wave communication using radio waves generally reduces the range and power consumption compared to infrared communication using infrared light. Have been doing.

  In addition, these peripheral devices are also preferred in the market because they can be performed wirelessly, eliminating the wiring between the toilet device and the peripheral devices, thereby increasing the degree of freedom of the peripheral devices and layout. Furthermore, in radio communication, radio wave communication using radio waves generally reduces the range and power consumption compared to infrared communication using infrared light. Have been doing.

  Then, the remote control device naturally has a built-in battery and performs communication operation using the power. The battery of the infrared remote control device is normally an AA battery and needs to be replaced in about one year. In addition, the remote control provided on the wall surface of the toilet booth is required to be compact, thin, and waterproof in terms of design. Therefore, it is necessary to use radio communication using radio waves to reduce power consumption, use a long-life coin-type battery, or reduce battery replacement compared to infrared communication.

  As described above, as a device using a coin battery, there are a device as in Patent Document 1 and a device for fixing the battery to a remote control case without providing a battery case as in Patent Document 2.

JP-A-7-183013 JP-A-9-27685

  However, the remote control device is designed to reduce the size of the remote control when the vertical and horizontal sizes of the remote control are determined by the area of the control board and the battery is housed on the back. In order to reduce the size in the vertical and horizontal directions of the case, it is more advantageous to adopt a configuration in which the battery is superposed on the control substrate. In that case, if the battery case is provided separately, the thickness of the battery case is increased, and a device for reducing the thickness is required.

  Therefore, when the button battery is stored in the remote control case without providing the battery case, it is necessary to provide a lead wire for the button battery and connect it to the control board of the remote control with a connector in consideration of the replacement. In addition, there is a problem that when the battery is replaced, the remote control case must be protected from accidental contact with the terminals of the electronic components provided on the remote control control board so as to be damaged by electrostatic breakdown.

  For this reason, the shape of the protective sheet for protecting the terminals of the electronic components provided on the remote control board is not a simple planar sheet shape but a three-dimensional shape for fixing the button battery. By doing so, there is no need to provide a battery case again, so that the remote control case can be made thin.

  Thus, in a toilet device system of a remote control device using radio waves installed in a toilet booth and a toilet device that performs radio wave communication, the remote control device can be configured to be thinner and prevent the destruction of electronic components during battery replacement. An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet system that can be used.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of electronic components including an upper case in which an operation unit is arranged on the front surface side and an opening is provided on the rear surface side, and a switch for receiving operation of the operation unit are arranged on the front and back surfaces. A remote control device comprising: a control board, a battery in which a power supply unit that supplies power to the control board is connected via a lead wire; and a lower case that is a lid that seals the opening of the upper case The control board and the battery are arranged so as to overlap in a space sealed by the upper case and the lower case, and a recess for holding the battery in a predetermined position is provided between the control board and the battery. A thin sheet-shaped resin protective sheet is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote control device according to the first aspect, the protective sheet is provided with a hole or a notch for connecting the power feeding unit to the control board.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, by providing a recess for holding the battery in the protective sheet that protects the control board from static electricity, it is possible to prevent the destruction of the electronic components during battery replacement without newly providing a battery case. Therefore, the remote control device can be made thin.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when power is supplied to the control board from the lead wire from the battery, since the hole or notch is provided in the protective sheet, the lead wire can be fixed through the hole or notch. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect the lead wire from the side surface of the protective sheet, the lead wire can be shortened, and a lead wire fixing member is not required.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a toilet device system according to the present embodiment.
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a toilet apparatus system according to the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a toilet booth employing the toilet device system according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional structure of the remote control device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the remote control device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the battery housing structure of the remote control device according to the present invention.

(Toilet device system configuration)
As shown in FIG. 1, a toilet device system 1 is attached to a toilet device (here, described as a sanitary washing device) 4 attached to a toilet 3 installed in a toilet booth 2 and a wall surface of the toilet booth 2. Remote control device 5 and the like.

(Outline of toilet equipment)
Here, the toilet device refers to a device attached to a toilet such as a sanitary washing device or a heated toilet seat. Here, an embodiment of the sanitary washing apparatus will be described. The sanitary washing device 4 includes a sanitary washing device body 7, a toilet seat 8 provided integrally with the sanitary washing device body 7, and a toilet lid 9 provided rotatably on the sanitary washing device body 7. Yes.

  The sanitary washing device body 7 includes a sensor 10 that functions as a human body detection unit that detects a user in the toilet booth 2.

  The sensor 10 includes an entrance sensor that functions as an entrance detection unit that detects entry of a user into the toilet booth 2, and an proximity sensor that functions as an approach detection unit that detects an approach of the user to the sanitary washing device 4. It is comprised by three sensors called the seating sensor which functions as a seating detection means which detects a user's seating on the toilet seat 8. FIG.

  Here, the entrance sensor uses a pyroelectric infrared sensor that detects infrared rays emitted from the human body, and the proximity sensor emits light of a predetermined wavelength toward the approaching user, and the light is directed to the user. It is constituted by an infrared sensor that receives reflected light and detects whether or not the user is approaching.

  In addition, the seating sensor irradiates light of a predetermined wavelength toward the user seated on the toilet seat 8 and receives reflected light reflected by the user to determine whether the user is seated. It is comprised by the infrared sensor which detects this.

  The sanitary washing device 4 automatically opens the toilet lid 9 when the proximity sensor detects the approach of the user to the toilet bowl 3 and automatically opens the toilet lid 9 when no user is detected. Is equipped with a toilet lid automatic opening and closing function.

  The sanitary washing device 4 has a local washing function for automatically washing the user's local area. When washing the local area, the washing water is directed from the washing nozzle 11 shown in FIG. 1 to the user's local area. By spraying, local cleaning is performed.

  In addition, the sanitary washing device 4 has various functions such as a toilet seat heating function for controlling the temperature of the surface of the toilet seat 8 to a temperature at which the user feels comfortable, and a power saving function.

  In particular, the sanitary washing device 4 includes a radio wave receiving circuit that functions as an operation signal receiving unit that receives an operation signal transmitted from the remote control device 5.

  In addition, the code | symbol 12 shown in FIG. 1 is a water storage tank which stores the wash water for wash | cleaning the toilet bowl after use, and the code | symbol 12a is a washing lever operated when performing toilet bowl 3 washing | cleaning manually. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the casing of the remote control device 5 has an operation switch 21 for operating the toilet device, an upper case 22 to which the operation switch 21 is attached, a transmission function, and is fixed to the upper case 22 with a substrate fixing screw 23. A switch board 24, a battery 25 that operates the remote control device and can be connected to the switch board (control board) 24 with a connector 25a, and contacts the switch board (control board) 24 together with the switch board (control board) 24 to fix the board. 23 and a lower case 27 that is opened to accommodate the battery 25.

  The remote control device is a transmitter driven by the battery 25. The battery 25 has a structure in which a plurality of coin batteries are joined, and can be connected to a switch board (control board) 24 and a connector 25a as shown in FIG.

  When the battery 25 is attached or detached, the battery 25 connector 25a is removed from the switch board (control board) 24 with the lower case 27 fitted to the upper case 22 removed, and the battery 25 is switched. It is configured to be attached to and detached from the substrate (control substrate) 24. By doing in this way, since the battery 25 can be attached at the time of construction, since it does not connect the battery until it exists in a warehouse after it ships, battery consumption is suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the battery 25 is attached and detached, the switch board (control board) 24 is covered with a protective sheet 26 over the entire surface of the switch board (control board) 24. This prevents the electronic component from being electrostatically damaged by preventing direct contact with the hand when the battery is connected.

  Here, the protective sheet 26 has a battery housing structure along the outline of the battery 25 so that the battery 25 can be guided. As a result, the battery 25 is firmly held and is not displaced. Then, by fitting the lower case 27 with the upper case 22, the battery 25 can be fixed and stored in the vertical direction of the case. In addition, a connection hole 28 is provided in the protective sheet 26 in order to connect the connector 25a to the board connector 29 to supply power. Through this connection, the connector 25a and the board connector 29 are connected, whereby the lead wire 30 connected to the battery 25 is positioned. The protective sheet 26 is made of a resin that is a vacuum-formed product made with the same thickness of 1 mm or less as that of a normal protective sheet. As described above, the battery is fixed to the protective sheet, so that a battery storage unit is not newly provided, and the protective sheet is formed and thinned, thereby contributing to a reduction in the thickness of the remote control device 5.

The perspective view which shows the toilet booth provided with the toilet device system in this invention Cross-sectional structure diagram of a remote control device according to the present invention Battery housing structure diagram of lower case opening state of rear view of remote control device according to present invention Exploded view of battery storage structure in the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet device system 2 Toilet booth 3 Toilet 4 Sanitary washing device 5 Remote control device 7 Sanitary washing device body 8 Toilet seat 9 Toilet lid 10 Sensor 11 Cleaning nozzle 12 Water storage tank 12a Cleaning lever 21 Operation switch 22 Upper case 23 Substrate fixing screw 24 Switch substrate 25 Battery 25a Connector (feeding part)
26 Protective sheet 27 Lower case 28 Connection hole (hole)
29 Board connector (power receiving unit)
30 Lead wire

Claims (2)

  An upper case in which an operation unit is arranged on the front side and an opening is provided on the back side, a control board on which a plurality of electronic components including a switch for receiving operation of the operation unit are arranged on the front and back sides, and the control board In a remote control device including a battery in which a power supply unit that supplies power to the battery is connected via a lead wire, and a lower case that is a lid that seals the opening of the upper case, the control board and the battery, A thin plate-shaped resin protection which is arranged so as to be polymerized in a space sealed by the upper case and the lower case, and has a recess for holding the battery in a predetermined position between the control board and the battery. A remote control device comprising a seat.   The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the protective sheet is provided with a hole or a notch for connecting the power feeding unit to the control board.