JP2009229045A - 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 having a heater panel 21, and a control device. The heater panel 21 comprises a first region 22 and a second region 23 respectively releasing radiation heat by an operation. The control device determines whether the user entering the toilet takes a standing posture or a sitting posture by a posture determining section, so that the first region 22 is controlled to the operating state when the standing posture is determined. On the other hand, when the sitting posture is determined, the second region 23 is controlled to the operating state. <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 device for controlling the heating of a toilet room is known, and for example, the following toilet heating device has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). This toilet heating device makes a heating wall panel as a heat source energized, for example, when a person enters the toilet by means of human body detection means and an output from the human body detection means. Moreover, it has the power supply control means which makes the power supply of the heating wall panel a non-energized state when a person goes out of the toilet. In this way, wasteful power consumption due to heating when there is no person in the toilet can be eliminated.
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  However, in the thing of the said patent document 1, when there exists a user in a toilet room, since the heating wall panel in a toilet room will be operated uniformly, there exists the following problems. That is, there are a case where the stool is performed in a standing posture while standing with respect to the toilet and a case where the stool is performed in a sitting posture while sitting on the toilet seat. If the operating region of the heating wall panel is set so that radiant heat can be directly applied from the heating wall panel to the user of both of these toilet postures, it corresponds to the user of either one of the toilet postures Radiation heat is radiated to parts other than the part. In many cases, the user may be allowed to radiate radiant heat to such a portion. Therefore, there is still room for energy saving.

  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-mentioned problem, claim 1 of the present invention is a heating control system for a toilet room including a heating device and a control device for controlling the heating device, and the heating device is provided for a toilet room. A heater panel is provided on at least one of the left and right sides and the front side of the toilet, and the heater panel includes a region corresponding to a user in a standing posture for the toilet. 1 area and a 2nd area | region including the area | region corresponding to the user of the toilet posture of the sitting position with respect to the said toilet bowl, These 1st area | regions and 2nd area | regions can be selectively driven mutually. Radiant heat can be radiated from each region, and the control device includes a stool posture determination unit that determines whether the stool posture of the user who has entered the toilet room is the standing position or the sitting position. The posture determination unit determines that it is in the standing position. The first region is controlled to be in a driving state, and the second region is controlled to be in a driving state when it is determined that it is in the sitting position. To provide a toilet room heating control system.

  As in claim 2, the first region and the second region can be operated at the same time, and the control device includes an entrance determination unit that determines whether a user has entered the toilet room, When it is determined that the room has been entered by the room entry determination unit, the first area and the second area are preferably controlled to be in an operating state based on the determination.

  Moreover, Claim 3 of this invention contains the area | region corresponding to the user of the toilet posture which is provided in at least one side of the left-right both sides and the front side with respect to the toilet bowl of a toilet room. A heater panel capable of selectively driving the first region and the second region including the region corresponding to the user in the sitting posture with respect to the toilet bowl and capable of radiating radiant heat from each of the regions is provided. A heating control method for controlling heating of a toilet room using a heating device and a control device for controlling the heating device, wherein the control device determines the stool posture for standing or sitting, When it is determined that the robot is in the standing position, the first region is set to the operating state, and when it is determined that the seat is in the sitting position, the second region is set to the driving state. By providing a heating control method for the toilet room To resolve.

  According to claim 1 and claim 3, the control device controls the first region to the driving state and determines that it is in the sitting position when the toilet posture determination unit determines that it is in the standing position. When the determination is made, the second region is controlled to the operating state.

  Thereby, the stool posture in a standing position or a stool posture in a sitting position can receive radiant heat, and the user can feel a sufficient warmth.

  On the other hand, the minimum necessary area in the heater panel can be operated in accordance with each stool posture, unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed as much as possible, and the use cost can be reduced compared to the conventional case.

  According to the second aspect, the control device controls the first area and the second area to the operating state when the room determination unit determines that the room has been entered. You can feel warmth and in that state you can enter a stool posture. Therefore, the user can use the toilet room comfortably.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a schematic view of a toilet room provided with a heating control system for a toilet room according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a heater panel of a heating device used in the heating control system, and FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing which made the 1st area | region of the heater panel of the heating apparatus into an operation state, FIG.3 (b) is explanatory drawing which made the 2nd area | region of the heater panel of the heating apparatus into operation state, FIG. These are the block diagrams for demonstrating the heating apparatus, FIG. 5: is a block diagram for demonstrating the control apparatus used for the heating control system.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heating control system for the toilet room according to the first embodiment includes a heating device 2 provided in the toilet room 1, and a control signal is wired or wireless to the heating device 2 (in this embodiment, wireless). ) To control the operation of the heating device 2.

  The heating device 2 of this embodiment includes heater panels 21 installed on both the left and right sides of the toilet 4 in the toilet room 1. Each of the heater panels 21 is formed of a rectangular shape, and a heater wire (not shown) is disposed inside.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the heater wire is connected to the first region 22 including a region 22 a corresponding to a user in a toilet posture standing with respect to the toilet 4 and to the toilet 4. On the other hand, the second region 23 including the region 23a corresponding to the user in the sitting posture is arranged to be energized, that is, operable.

  Thereby, from each of the 1st field 22 and the 2nd field 23, radiation heat can be radiated with energization.

  Moreover, the heating apparatus 2 of this embodiment is provided with the operation part 25, as shown in FIG. The operation unit 25 includes a first region operation unit 26, a second region operation unit 27, a first region operation stop unit 28, a second region operation stop unit 29, and a reception unit 30.

  When the first region operation unit 26 receives a first region operation start signal that is a control signal for starting the operation of the first region 22 from the control device 3, the first region operation unit 26 generates a heater based on the first region operation start signal. The 1st area | region 22 of the panel 21 is made into an operation state.

  When the second area operation unit 27 receives a second area operation start signal, which is a control signal for starting the operation of the second area 23, from the control device 3, the heater operates based on the second area operation start signal. The 2nd area | region 23 of the panel 21 is made into an operation state.

  The first region operation stop unit 28 receives the first region operation stop signal that is a control signal for stopping the operation of the first region 22 of the heater panel 21 of the heating device 2 from the control device 3. Based on the one-region operation stop signal, the operation is stopped.

  When the second region operation stop unit 29 receives a second region operation stop signal that is a control signal for stopping the operation of the second region 23 of the heater panel 21 of the heating device 2 from the control device 3, the second region operation stop unit 29 receives the second region operation stop signal. Based on the operation stop signal, the operation is stopped.

  The receiving unit 30 receives, for example, the first region operation start signal, the second region operation start signal, the first region operation stop signal, and the second region operation stop signal from the control device 3.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the heating device 2 includes a memory that is a recording device, a CPU, a display unit that is a display device, a button key that is an input device, a communication interface for communicating with the control device 3, and the like. I have.

  The CPU functions as the first region operation unit 26, the second region operation unit 27, the third region operation start unit 28, the second region operation stop unit 29, and the reception unit 30 of the operation unit 25 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, 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 the user has entered the toilet room based on detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (shown in FIG. 1) as entrance / exit detection means provided in the toilet room. judge.

  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.

  Moreover, when it determines with having entered the said room, the control apparatus 3 produces | generates a 1st area | region operation start signal and a 2nd area | region operation start signal, and transmits them to the heating apparatus 2. FIG.

  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 a first region operation stop signal or a second region operation stop signal and transmits these signals to the heating device 2.

  The toilet posture determination unit 32 is provided in the toilet room to determine whether the user's toilet posture is standing with respect to the toilet bowl 4 or sitting on the toilet seat of the toilet bowl 4 during the toilet. The determination is made based on detection data from a toilet posture detecting infrared sensor 30b (shown in FIG. 1) as a toilet posture detecting means.

  Specifically, the toilet posture detecting infrared sensor 30b in this embodiment is installed so as to be blocked by a standing user with respect to the toilet bowl 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.

  When the detection data received from the toilet posture detection infrared sensor 30b is equal to or longer than a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the control device 3 establishes the user's toilet posture based on the received detection data. Judgment that it is a place.

  Further, when it is determined that the user's toilet posture is standing, the control device 3 generates a second region operation stop signal and transmits the second region operation stop signal to the air conditioner 2.

  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.

  In addition, when the control device 3 determines that the user's toilet posture is the sitting position, the control device 3 generates a first region operation stop signal and transmits the first region operation stop signal to the heating device 2.

  The transmission unit 34 transmits, for example, a first region operation start signal, a second region operation start signal, a first region operation stop signal, and a second region 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, and the like.

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

  Next, the operation of the system of the first 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 entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (step S1 in FIG. 6).

  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 S1, when the control device 3 determines that the room has been entered, based on the determination, the control device 3 generates a first region operation start signal and a second region operation start signal and supplies them to the heating device 2. Send.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user enters the toilet room at time t1, the control device 3 determines that the user has entered the room, and based on the determination, the first region operation start signal and the second A region operation start signal is generated and transmitted to the heating device 2.

  The heating device 2 (the operation unit 25 thereof) that has received the first region operation start signal and the second region operation start signal starts operation of the first region 22 based on the received first region operation start signal and is in an operation state. (ON) and based on the received second region operation start signal, the operation of the second region 23 is started and put into an operation state (FIG. 6, 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 data detected by the stool posture detection infrared sensor 30b (FIG. 6, step S3). .

  In step S <b> 3, when the control device 3 determines that it is in the standing position, based on the determination, the control device 3 generates a second region operation stop signal and transmits it to the heating device 2.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, at time t <b> 2, for example, when a male user urinates while standing on the toilet 4, the control device 3 determines that it is standing, and this determination is performed. Based on this, the second region operation stop signal is generated and transmitted to the heating device 2.

  The heating device 2 that has received the second region operation stop signal stops the operation of the second region 23 (OFF) based on the received second region operation stop signal, as shown in FIG. Only the first region 22 is operated (FIG. 6, step S4).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room 1 based on the detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (step S5 in FIG. 6). 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, when it is determined in step S <b> 5 that the room has been left, a first region operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2. The heating device 2 that has received the first region operation stop signal stops the operation of the first region 22 (FIG. 6, step S6).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user leaves the room at time t <b> 3, the control device 3 determines that the room has left, and generates a first region operation stop signal based on the determination, and the heating device 2 to send.

  In the said step S3, when the control apparatus 3 determines with it being a sitting position, based on the determination, a 1st area | region operation stop signal is produced | generated and transmitted to the heating apparatus 2. FIG. The heating device 2 that has received the first region operation stop signal stops the operation of the first region 22 based on the received first region operation stop signal, as shown in FIG. Only in the operating state (FIG. 6, step S7).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room 1 based on the detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (step S8 in FIG. 6). If it is determined in step S8 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 S8 that the room has been left, a second region operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2. The heating device 2 that has received the second region operation stop signal stops the operation of the second region 23 (FIG. 6, step S9).

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. The control device 3 in the second embodiment includes an entry determination unit 31, a toilet posture determination unit 32, an exit determination unit 33, and a transmission unit 34, as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 5).

  However, in the second embodiment, even when it is determined that the room has been entered by the room entry determination unit 31, the first region operation start signal and the second region operation start signal are transmitted as in the first embodiment. Do not generate. Therefore, the heating device 2 does not operate the first region 22 and the second region 23 even when entering the room.

  In addition, when the stool posture determination unit 32 determines that the stool posture of the user who has entered the toilet room is standing, a first region operation start signal is generated to the heating device 2. Send. And the heating apparatus 2 which received it starts the driving | operation of the 1st area | region 22. As shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when it determines with it being a sitting position, a 2nd area | region driving | operation start signal is produced | generated and transmitted to the heating apparatus 2. FIG. And the heating apparatus 2 which received it starts the driving | operation of the 2nd area | region 23. FIG. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

  The operation of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. First, similarly to the first embodiment, the control device 3 determines whether or not a user has entered the toilet room 1 based on the detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (FIG. 8, Step S11).

  And in step S11, the control apparatus 3 returns control, when it determines with still not entering a room. On the other hand, if it is determined that the room has been entered, the determination is stored, but as described above, the first region operation start signal and the first region operation start signal are not generated.

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether the user's stool posture is standing or sitting with respect to the toilet 4 (FIG. 8, step S12). And when it determines with it being a standing position, a 1st area | region operation start signal is produced | generated and transmitted to the heating apparatus 2. FIG.

  The heating device 2 that has received the first region operation start signal starts operation of the first region 22 based on the received first region operation start signal and puts the first region 22 into an operation state (FIG. 8, step). S13).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room 1 based on the detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (step S14 in FIG. 8). If it is determined in step S14 that the user has not yet left the room, the control is returned to wait for the user to leave the room.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S14 that the room has been left, a first region operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2. And the heating apparatus 2 which received the 1st area | region operation stop signal stops the driving | operation of the 1st area | region 22 (FIG. 8, step S15).

  In the said step S12, when the control apparatus 3 determines with it being a sitting position, a 2nd area | region operation start signal is produced | generated and transmitted to the heating apparatus 2. FIG. The heating device 2 that has received the second region operation start signal starts operation of the second region 23 based on the received second region operation start signal and puts the second region 23 into an operation state (FIG. 8, step). S16).

  Thereafter, the control device 3 determines whether or not the user has left the toilet room 1 based on the detection data from the entrance / exit detection infrared sensor 30a (step S17 in FIG. 8). If it is determined in step S17 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> 17 that the room has been left, a second region operation stop signal is generated based on the determination and transmitted to the heating device 2. And the heating apparatus 2 which received the 2nd area | region operation stop signal stops the driving | operation of the 2nd area | region 23 (FIG. 8, step S18).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the heating device does not start operation only when it enters the room, and the operation of the first region 22 or the second region 23 is determined according to the determination of the stool posture. Start. Therefore, further energy saving can be achieved.

  In the first and second embodiments, the control device determines whether the stool posture is standing or sitting based on the detection data from the stool posture detecting infrared sensor 30b. Not only the form but also can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, a standing or sitting user is detected using a pyroelectric sensor that detects temperature changes due to infrared rays naturally radiated from a person or animal having a temperature, and stool is used based on the detected data. The posture may be determined as standing or sitting. In addition, a pressure detector is attached to the toilet seat of the toilet 4 to detect whether the user is in the sitting position based on the pressure applied when the user is seated on the toilet seat, and based on the detected data, the toilet posture is established. It may be determined whether the position or the sitting position.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the heater panel 21 is installed in the right-and-left both sides of the toilet bowl 4, it is not restricted to the thing of this form, For example, the right-and-left both sides of the toilet bowl 4 and the front side It may be installed on at least one side and can be changed as appropriate.

  The heater panel 21 may be provided separately from the wall or door of the toilet room 1, but may be provided in the wall or door.

  Moreover, in the said 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the heating apparatus and the control apparatus are provided separately, the thing of the form which incorporated the control apparatus in the heating apparatus, for example was attached, and it changes suitably. it can.

It is the schematic of the toilet room which gave the heating control system of the toilet room of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the heater panel of the heating apparatus used for the heating control system. FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram in which the first region of the heater panel is in an operating state, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram in which the second region of the heater panel is in an operating state. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the operation part of 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 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement of the heating apparatus in 1st Embodiment, the entrance and exit, and the relationship of the toilet posture. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the heating control system of the toilet room of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet room 2 Heating apparatus 3 Control apparatus 4 Toilet bowl 21 Heater panel 22 1st area | region 23 2nd area | region

Claims (3)

A toilet room heating control system comprising a heating device and a control device for controlling the operation of the heating device,
The heating device includes a heater panel disposed on at least one of the left and right sides and the front side of a toilet in a toilet room,
The heater panel includes a first region including a region corresponding to a user having a toilet posture standing with respect to the toilet, and a region corresponding to a user having a toilet posture sitting with respect to the toilet. With two regions,
The first region and the second region can be selectively operated from each other, and can radiate radiant heat from the respective regions.
The control device includes a stool posture determination unit that determines whether the stool posture of a user who has entered the toilet room is the standing position or the sitting position, and the stool posture determining unit determines that the stool posture is the standing position. When the determination is made, the first region is controlled to be in a driving state, and when the determination is made that the seat is in the sitting position, the second region is controlled to be in a driving state. A heating control system for the toilet room. The first region and the second region can be operated simultaneously,
The control device includes an entrance determination unit that determines whether or not a user has entered the toilet room, and when the entrance determination unit determines that the user has entered, based on the determination, The heating control system for a toilet room according to claim 1, wherein the heating control system is configured to control the first area and the second area to be in an operating state. A first region including a region corresponding to a user in a toilet posture standing with respect to the toilet and provided on at least one of the left and right sides and the front side with respect to the toilet in the toilet room, and a sitting position with respect to the toilet A heating device including a heater panel capable of selectively driving the second region including the region corresponding to the user of the toilet posture and capable of radiating radiant heat from each of the regions, and controlling the heating device A heating control method for controlling heating of a toilet room using a control device,
When the control device determines the stool posture to be in the standing position or the sitting position, and when it is determined that it is in the standing position, the first region is brought into the driving state and the determination is made that it is in the sitting position. In the case, the heating control method for the toilet room is characterized in that a process for bringing the second region into an operating state is performed.

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