JP2010273935A - Housing facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide housing facility capable of detecting body temperature of a user of housing devices with high precision. <P>SOLUTION: As a person enters a first area in front of a mirror 4, a signal processing device 15 lights a lighting device 5. As the person entering the first area then enters a second area that is close to an infrared ray transmission portion 10, body temperature of the person is measured by a quantum type infrared sensor 13, and its result is displayed on a display panel 14. When the person stops being detected in the second area, measuring and displaying of the body temperature are stopped. As the person then leaves the first area, the lighting device 5 is lighted off. When the person stops being detected suddenly, it is determined that the person fell down, and a buzzer 6 is actuated to generate alarm sound. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing facility such as a toilet bowl and a washstand, and more particularly to a housing facility configured to detect a user's body temperature.

  As a housing facility for measuring body temperature and performing health care, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-184435 detects the body temperature of a user of a wash basin with a non-contact temperature sensor, and the detected body temperature is displayed in a table or graph by CRT. It is described what is displayed as.

Shokai 62-184435

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, only a non-contact temperature sensor is described as being composed of an infrared sensor or the like.

  An object of this invention is to provide the housing equipment which can detect the body temperature of the user of housing equipment with high precision.

  The housing facility according to claim 1 includes an infrared sensor that detects a body temperature of a user of the housing device, and a display unit that displays the body temperature detected by the sensor.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing facility according to the first aspect, wherein the housing device is a mirror and the infrared sensor is provided in the mirror.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing facility according to the first or second aspect, further comprising determination means for determining presence or absence of a human body based on an output signal of the infrared sensor.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the housing facility according to the third aspect, further comprising alarm means for outputting an alarm when the decrease in the amount of light received by the infrared sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing facility according to the third aspect, in which the illumination control means that turns on the illumination when the amount of light received by the infrared sensor is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value; And display control means for displaying the body temperature on the display means.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing facility according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the infrared sensor is a quantum infrared sensor.

  In the housing facility of the present invention, a quantum infrared sensor can be used as the non-contact temperature sensor, and the body temperature of the user of the housing device can be detected with high accuracy.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the body temperature is displayed on the mirror, so that the user can easily know the detected body temperature of the user.

  In the present invention, the presence or absence of a human body may be determined based on the output signal of the infrared sensor. In this way, the infrared sensor can be used as a human body detection sensor. For example, when a human body is suddenly no longer detected, an alarm can be output assuming that the human body has fallen. Further, when the human body approaches the house device, the illumination can be turned on, and when the human body approaches further, the body temperature can be displayed on the display means.

  A quantum infrared sensor is suitable as the infrared sensor. Quantum infrared sensors are small in size and easy to incorporate into residential facilities. In addition, since the window is small, the degree of freedom of sensor placement can be increased by combining with an optical fiber. The quantum infrared sensor consumes less power.

It is sectional drawing of the wash basin equipment which concerns on embodiment. It is a one part enlarged view of FIG. It is a control flow figure of the installation of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows another example of washstand equipment. It is a front view of the toilet facility which concerns on embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  First, the wash basin equipment according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

  A bowl 2 is provided on the upper surface of the wash cabinet 1. A backboard 3 is erected upward from the rear surface of the upper surface of the wash cabinet 1, and a mirror 4 is attached to the front surface thereof. An illumination 5 and an alarm buzzer 6 are provided on the upper portion of the backboard 3. A buzzer stop switch 7 is provided below the backboard 3. The buzzer 6 and the switch 7 may be provided at other locations.

  An infrared transmission part 10 made of an infrared transmission material is provided in a part of the mirror 4 and a half mirror part 11 is provided in the vicinity thereof.

  A casing 12 is installed on the back side of the infrared transmission part 10 and the half mirror part 11. In this casing 12, a quantum infrared sensor 13 facing the infrared transmission part 10, a display panel 14 made of liquid crystal, organic EL, etc. facing the half mirror part 11, and a signal processing device 15 are provided.

  The quantum infrared sensor 13 receives infrared rays emitted from the human body in front of the mirror 4 and outputs a body temperature signal and a distance signal to the human body from the received infrared rays. This distance is detected based on the amount of received light.

  The body temperature signal and the distance signal are input to the signal processing device 15 having a microcomputer, and the detected body temperature is displayed on the display panel 14. The signal processing device 15 turns on and off the illumination 15 according to the distance from the human body and activates the buzzer 6 as necessary. A signal from the buzzer stop switch 7 is also input to the signal processing device 15.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the initial state where no person is detected, when a person enters the first area in front of the mirror 4 (for example, within 1 m from the infrared transmitting portion 10), the signal processing device 15 turns on the illumination 5. Let Thereafter, when a person leaves the first area without further approaching the infrared transmission part 10, the illumination 5 is turned off and the initial state is restored (steps 1 to 5).

  When a person who has entered the first area enters the second area which is closer to the infrared transmitting portion 10 (for example, within 50 cm), the body temperature of the person is measured by the quantum infrared sensor 13 and the result is displayed on the display panel 14. . As long as a person continues to be in the second area, the body temperature is measured and displayed (steps 6 and 7). The body temperature may be measured continuously or intermittently, for example, once every 5 to 10 seconds. Alternatively, the body temperature may be measured and displayed for a predetermined time when a person holds his / her hand in front of the infrared transmitting unit 10.

  If no person is detected in the second area, the measurement and display of the body temperature is stopped (step 8). Thereafter, when a person leaves the first area, the illumination 5 is turned off and the initial state is restored (steps 9 to 11).

  In this embodiment, as described above, the distance to the human body is measured based on the amount of light received by the infrared sensor 13. The distance is obtained from the magnitude of the detection current or output voltage of the quantum infrared sensor, for example.

  When a person normally leaves the first area, the distance from the quantum infrared sensor to the human body gradually increases. However, when a person falls due to anemia, dizziness, seizure, etc., the human body is not detected suddenly without a gradual increase in the detection distance. Therefore, in this embodiment, when a human body is no longer detected without a gradual increase in the detection distance (for example, the human body moving speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value), it is assumed that the person has fallen near the washstand and the buzzer 6 is activated. Let the alarm sound. The buzzer 6 continues to sound until the buzzer stop switch 7 is operated (steps 12 and 13). Note that the buzzer 6 may be stopped if a predetermined time has elapsed after the buzzer operation.

  The buzzer 6 may be operated when a human body is detected abnormally for a long time (for example, 1 minute or longer).

  In addition, you may make it operate | move by alarm means other than a buzzer, and may make it transmit an emergency signal to a security company etc. via a telephone line, the internet, etc.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment.

  In this embodiment, a personal identification unit 17 and a data storage unit 18 are connected to the signal processing device 15. As the personal identification means 17, for example, a personal number input numeric keypad such as a personal identification number, a tag key detector, a fingerprint identification device, a venous capillary identification device, an image analysis device for a face or iris, and the like can be used.

  As the data storage means 18, various devices such as a flash memory and a hard disk device can be used, but it is sufficient to use the memory device of the signal processing device 15.

  The data storage means 18 stores the past measurement data of each person, and displays not only the current body temperature but also the past data on the display panel 14 as a graph or a table instead of displaying only the current body temperature. Is preferred.

  Although the above embodiment relates to a wash basin facility, the present invention can also be applied to toilet facilities as shown in FIG.

  A measuring / display device 21 is installed on the wall surface of the toilet room equipped with the Western-style toilet 20. The measurement / display device 21 is provided with a quantum infrared sensor 13, a display panel 14, and a signal processing device 15. The body temperature of the face and neck of the toilet occupant P is measured by the infrared sensor 13 and the result is displayed on the display panel 14. When the distance to the human body is detected by the infrared sensor 13 and it is determined that a person holds his / her hand in front of the infrared sensor 13, toilet cleaning is performed, or a false sound device is activated to generate toilet cleaning sound. May be.

  The body temperature measurement and display may be performed when a person is sitting on the toilet 20, or the body temperature measurement may be performed only when a hand is held in front of the infrared sensor 13.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention can take a mode other than the above. For example, the measurement / display device described above may be installed in a makeup mirror or urinal facility that does not have a toilet. Further, the antifogging heater of the mirror 4 may be turned on / off based on a human body detection signal from the quantum infrared sensor 13.

  In the above embodiment, a quantum infrared sensor that is small and consumes less power is used. However, a thermal infrared sensor such as a surfable infrared sensor, a pyroelectric infrared sensor, or a thermistor infrared sensor may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing cabinet 4 Mirror 5 Illumination 6 Buzzer 10 Infrared transmission part 11 Half mirror part 13 Quantum type infrared sensor 14 Display panel 15 Signal processor 20 Western-style toilet 21 Measurement and display

Claims (6)

  A housing facility comprising an infrared sensor that detects a body temperature of a user of a housing device, and a display unit that displays the body temperature detected by the sensor.   2. The housing facility according to claim 1, wherein the housing device is a mirror, and the infrared sensor is provided in the mirror.   The housing facility according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit configured to determine the presence or absence of a human body based on an output signal of the infrared sensor.   4. The housing facility according to claim 3, further comprising alarm means for outputting an alarm when a decrease in the amount of light received by the infrared sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed.   4. The illumination control means for turning on the illumination when the amount of received light of the infrared sensor becomes equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, and the display means when the amount of received light becomes equal to or greater than a second predetermined value. Housing equipment characterized by comprising display control means for displaying body temperature.   6. The housing facility according to claim 1, wherein the infrared sensor is a quantum infrared sensor.

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