JP2009229041A - Heating control system and method for toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating control system and a heating control method for a toilet capable of allowing a user to use the toilet comfortably, and reducing use costs by minimizing unnecessary consumption of electric power. <P>SOLUTION: This heating control system comprises a heating device 2 capable of performing a high output operation and a low output operation, and a control device 3. The control device 3 transmits a high output operation signal to the heating device when it is determined that the user enters the toilet. A low output operation signal is transmitted to the heating device when it is determined that a posture of the user entering the toilet is a standing posture to a toilet bowl 4 disposed in the toilet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating control system and a heating control method for controlling heating of a toilet room.

Conventionally, a heating device that controls the temperature of a toilet room is known. As such a heating device, for example, a heating unit having a fan and a heater is controlled based on a temperature in a toilet room detected by a room temperature detecting means and a set temperature set by a user. In addition, use detection means for detecting use of the toilet is provided so that the set temperature in the toilet room can be corrected when the toilet is used by the use detection means (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-81669 A

  However, when using a stool, there are a case where it is performed while standing on a toilet and a case where it is performed while sitting on a toilet seat. Will be corrected. When performing in a standing position, since the degree of skin exposure is usually less than in a sitting position, the set temperature was corrected in the same way as in the sitting position until stool was used in such a standing position. Then, unnecessary power is consumed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a heating control system and a heating control method for a toilet room in which a user can use the toilet room comfortably, and can suppress unnecessary power consumption as much as possible to keep the usage cost low. And

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a heating control system for a toilet room including a heating device provided in a toilet room and a control device capable of transmitting a control signal to the heating device. The heating device is configured to be able to perform a high output operation and a low output operation that operates at a lower output than the high output operation, and the control device is configured so that a user has entered the toilet room. When it is determined that the room has been entered by the room entry determination unit that determines whether or not, the high-power operation signal is transmitted to the heating device based on the determination, and the toilet posture of the user who has entered the room is When the stool posture determination unit for determining whether it is standing or sitting with respect to the toilet provided in the toilet room determines that it is standing, a low output operation signal is generated based on the determination. Characterized by transmitting to the heating device To provide a heating control system of that toilet room.

  Claim 2 of the present invention is a heating device provided in a toilet room and capable of performing a high output operation and a low output operation that operates at a lower output than the high output operation, and a control capable of transmitting a control signal to the heating device. A heating control method for a toilet room that controls heating of a toilet room using a device, wherein the control device determines whether a user has entered the toilet room and determines that the user has entered the room. In this case, based on the determination, a high-power operation signal is transmitted to the heating device, and the stool posture of the user who has entered the room is determined to be standing or sitting with respect to the toilet provided in the toilet room. By providing a heating control method for a toilet room, characterized in that, when it is determined that it is standing, based on the determination, a process for transmitting a low-power operation signal to the heating device is performed. The above-mentioned problem is solved.

  According to claim 1 and claim 2, when it is determined that the room has been entered, the control device transmits a high-power operation signal to the heating device. Further, when it is determined that the stool posture of the user who has entered the room is standing, a low output operation signal is transmitted to the heating device.

  Thereby, the heating apparatus which received the high output operation signal can start a high output operation. Therefore, for example, even when the heating device of the toilet room is not in operation until the user enters the room, the user immediately feels warmth because the high-output operation starts when the user enters the room. be able to. Therefore, until the user enters the room, the operation of the heating device in the toilet room can be stopped, and it is possible to suppress the consumption of electric power and to reduce the use cost.

  In addition, since the user who performs the stool in the standing position has less skin exposure than the case where the stool is performed in the sitting position, the user can safely switch to the low output operation. Therefore, when the stool posture of the user who has entered the room is standing, the low power operation signal is transmitted to the heating device, and the received heating device is caused to operate at a low output, thereby reducing power consumption. Cost can be kept low.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a toilet room provided with a heating control system for a toilet room according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a heating device used in the heating control system, and FIG. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the control apparatus used for a system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heating control system for the toilet room of this embodiment includes a heating device 2 provided in the toilet room 1, and a control signal is wired or wireless (in this embodiment, wireless) to the heating device 2. And a control device 3 capable of transmission.

  The heating device 2 of this embodiment is composed of an air conditioner (air conditioner) provided with an indoor unit 21 installed in the toilet room 1. The indoor unit 21 includes an opening 22 at the upper side. The opening 22 is provided with a blower fan (not shown).

  In the indoor unit 21, on the side of the toilet 4 provided in the toilet room 1, the user in the standing or sitting toilet posture and the opening 22 are substantially opposite to the toilet 4 when using the toilet. It is installed to do. Thus, the warm air generated in the indoor unit 21 by the heating means of the air conditioner can be blown from the opening 22 by the blower fan to the user in the standing or sitting position. ing.

  Moreover, the heating apparatus 2 of this embodiment is provided with the operation part 20, as shown in FIG. The operation unit 20 includes a high output operation unit 23, a low output operation unit 24, an operation stop unit 25, and a reception unit 26.

  When the high-power operation unit 23 receives a high-power operation signal that is a control (command) signal for causing the heating device 2 to perform a high-power operation from the control device 3, the high-power operation unit 23 A high output operation is performed in which the heating operation is performed at a high output.

  When the low output operation unit 24 receives from the control device 3 a low output operation signal that is a control signal for operating the heating device 2 at a lower output than the high output, the low output operation unit 24 performs heating based on the low output operation signal. The heating operation of the apparatus 2 is performed in a low output operation that operates at a lower output than the high output operation.

  In this embodiment, the low output operation is performed by reducing the number of rotations of the blower fan compared to that during the high output operation. The low output operation is not limited to this mode. For example, the set temperature is set to a lower set temperature than that during the high output operation, and the rotation speed of the blower fan is reduced from that during the high output operation. Also good.

  When the operation stop unit 25 receives an operation stop signal that is a control signal for stopping the operation of the heating device 2 from the control device 3, the operation stop unit 25 performs a high output operation or a low output operation based on the operation stop signal. The heating device 2 is stopped.

  The receiving unit 26 receives, for example, the high output operation signal, the low output operation signal, and the operation stop signal from the control device 3.

  Although not shown, the heating device 2 includes a memory as a recording device, a CPU, a display unit as a display device, a button key as an input device, a communication interface for communicating with the control device 3, and the like.

  The CPU functions as the high output operation unit 23, the low output operation unit 24, the operation stop unit 25, and the reception unit 26 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 3 includes an entry determination unit 31, a toilet posture determination unit 32, an exit determination unit 33, and a transmission unit 34.

  The entrance determination unit 31 determines whether or not a user has entered the toilet room based on detection data from an entrance / exit detection infrared sensor (not shown) as entrance / exit detection means provided in the toilet room. .

  More specifically, the infrared sensor for entry / exit detection of this embodiment is installed so that infrared rays are blocked by a user passing through the entrance / exit of the toilet room. And this infrared sensor for entrance / exit detection detects when the user who enters from the entrance / exit of the toilet room blocks infrared rays, and transmits the detection data indicating that the user has entered to the control device 3. The control device 3 that has received it determines that the user has entered the toilet room.

  In addition, when the control device 3 determines that the room has been entered, the control device 3 generates a high-power operation signal and transmits the high-power operation signal to the heating device 2.

  The leaving determination unit 33 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room based on the detection data obtained by the infrared sensor for entering and leaving the room. Specifically, when the user exiting from the entrance / exit of the toilet room blocks the infrared rays, the infrared ray is detected, and detection data indicating that the user has left the room is transmitted to the control device 3. The control device 3 that has received it determines that the user has left the toilet room.

  Further, when the control device 3 determines that the room has been left, the control device 3 generates an operation stop signal and transmits the operation stop signal to the heating device 2.

  In this embodiment, the stool posture determination unit 32 determines whether the user's stool posture is standing with respect to the toilet 4 or sitting on the toilet seat of the toilet 4 in the toilet. The determination is made based on detection data from a toilet posture detecting infrared sensor (not shown) as a toilet posture detecting means provided in the room.

  Specifically, the toilet posture detection infrared sensor in this embodiment is installed so that infrared rays are blocked by a user standing with respect to the toilet 4. When the user standing in front of the toilet 4 blocks the infrared ray, the infrared sensor for detecting the posture of the stool continuously detects the infrared ray and transmits the detection data to the control device 3 continuously. To do.

  Then, when the detection data received from the toilet posture detection infrared sensor is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the control device 3 determines that the user's toilet posture is standing based on the received detection data. It judges that it is.

  Moreover, the control apparatus 3 produces | generates a low output operation signal, and transmits the low output operation signal to the heating apparatus 2, when it determines with a user's stool posture being standing.

  On the other hand, when the detection data received from the toilet posture detection infrared sensor is shorter than the predetermined time, the control device 3 determines that the user's toilet posture is the sitting position based on the received detection data. Do.

  The transmission unit 34 transmits, for example, a high output operation signal, a low output operation signal, or an operation stop signal to the heating device 2.

  Although not shown, the control device 3 includes a memory as a recording device, a CPU, a display unit as a display device, a button key as an input device, a communication interface for communicating with the heating device 2, and the like.

  The CPU functions as the room entry determination unit 31, the stool posture determination unit 32, the room exit determination unit 33, and the transmission unit 34 in FIG.

  Next, the operation of the system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the control device 3 determines whether or not a user has entered the toilet room 1 based on detection data from the infrared sensor for entering and leaving the room (FIG. 3, step S1).

  In this step S1, the control device 3 returns the control when it is determined that the room has not been entered yet. On the other hand, in step S <b> 1, when the control device 3 determines that the room has been entered, based on the determination, the control device 3 generates a high-power operation signal and transmits it to the heating device 2.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user enters the toilet room at time t1, the control device 3 determines that the user has entered the room, and generates a high-output operation signal based on this determination to generate heating. Transmit to device 2.

  The heating device 2 (the operation unit 20 thereof) that has received the high output operation signal starts the high output operation based on the received high output operation signal (FIG. 4, step S2).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether the user's stool posture is standing or sitting with respect to the toilet 4 based on detection data from the stool posture detection infrared sensor (FIG. 4, step S3).

  In step S <b> 3, when the control device 3 determines that it is standing, based on the determination, the control device 3 generates a low-power operation signal and transmits it to the heating device 2.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user takes a standing stool posture at time t <b> 2, the control device 3 determines that the user is standing, and based on this determination, the low-power operation is performed. A signal is generated and transmitted to the heating device 2.

  The heating device 2 that has received the low output operation signal switches from the high output operation to the low output operation based on the received low output operation signal, and starts the low output operation (FIG. 4, step S4).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has exited the toilet room 1 based on detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor (step S5 in FIG. 4). If it is determined in this step S5 that the room has not been left, the control is returned to wait for the room to be left.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the room has been left, an operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user leaves the room at time t <b> 3, the control device 3 determines that the room has left, and generates an operation stop signal based on the determination and transmits the operation stop signal to the heating device 2. To do. The heating device 2 that has received the operation stop signal stops the low output operation (FIG. 4, step S6).

  In step S3, when the control device 3 determines that the user is in the sitting position, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room 1 based on detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor ( FIG. 4, step S7).

  If it is determined in this step S7 that the room has not been left, the control is returned to wait for the room to be left. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S <b> 7 that the room has been left, an operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2. The heating device 2 that has received the operation stop signal stops the high-output operation (FIG. 4, step S8).

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined that the control device is in the sitting position, the high output operation that is operated when the heating device is entered is continued, that is, the operation is performed with the same output. Not limited to this form, it can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, when it is determined that the control device is in the sitting position, the controller may be operated at a maximum output operation that is operated at a higher output than a high output operation that is operated when the heating device is entered.

  More specifically, the heating device is configured to be able to switch between high output operation, low output operation that operates at a lower output than high output operation, and maximum output operation that operates at a higher output than high output operation. Has been. For example, when it is determined that the control device is in the sitting position, a maximum output operation signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device. The heating device operates at a higher output than the high output operation based on the received maximum output operation signal.

  In the above embodiment, the control device determines whether the stool posture is standing or sitting based on the detection data from the infrared sensor for stool posture detection. Can be changed.

  For example, a pyroelectric sensor that detects a temperature change due to infrared rays naturally radiated from a person or animal having a temperature is used to detect whether or not the patient is standing, and based on the detected data. Anyway. In addition, when a pressure detector is attached to the toilet seat of the toilet 4 and the pressure applied when the user sits on the toilet seat within a set time after the user enters the room, it is determined that the toilet posture is the sitting position. If the pressure is not detected within the set time, it may be determined to be standing.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the air conditioner is used as a heating apparatus, not only the thing of this form but an infrared heater, a panel heater, an oil heater, etc. may be sufficient. Further, when a panel heater is used as the heating device, for example, the high-power operation and the low-power operation may be performed by switching energization to all and part of the heater wires provided in the panel heater. .

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the heating apparatus and the control apparatus are provided separately, the thing of the form which built and attached the control apparatus to the heating apparatus, for example may be sufficient and can be changed suitably.

It is the schematic of the toilet room which gave the heating control system of the toilet room of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the heating apparatus used for the heating control system. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the control apparatus used for the heating control system. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the heating control system of the toilet room of one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of a heating apparatus, the entrance and exit, and the relationship of a toilet posture.

Explanation of symbols

1 Toilet room 2 Heating device 3 Control device 4 Toilet bowl

Claims (2)

A heating control system for a toilet room comprising a heating device provided in a toilet room and a control device capable of transmitting a control signal to the heating device,
The heating device is configured to perform a high output operation and a low output operation that operates at a lower output than the high output operation,
When the control device determines that the user has entered the toilet room by the entrance determination unit that determines whether the user has entered the room, based on the determination, the control device sends a high-power operation signal to the heating device. In addition to the transmission, the stool posture determination unit that determines whether the stool posture of the user who has entered the room is standing or sitting with respect to the toilet provided in the toilet room is determined to be standing. A toilet room heating control system that transmits a low output operation signal to the heating device based on the determination. A heating device provided in a toilet room and capable of performing a high output operation and a low output operation that operates at a lower output than the high output operation, and a control device capable of transmitting a control signal to the heating device, A heating control method for a toilet room for controlling heating,
When the control device determines whether or not a user has entered the toilet room, and determines that the user has entered the room, based on the determination, transmits a high-power operation signal to the heating device, and When the stool posture of the user entering the room is determined to be standing or sitting with respect to the toilet provided in the toilet room, and if it is determined that the user is standing, low output based on the determination A heating control method for a toilet room, characterized in that processing for transmitting an operation signal to a heating device is performed.

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