JP2011239924A - Method and system for advising bathing manner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for advising a bathing manner for advising a bathing manner which fits a health state of a bathing person.SOLUTION: Biological information data such as an age, a blood pressure, and a body temperature of the bathing person A is entered into an advice monitor 1 (S1). One of the bathing manners out of a normal bath, a half-body-bath, and a footbath is selected (S2-S3) by the advice monitor 1 based on the entered biological information data and bathing environment information such as a temperature and humidity inside a house including a bath room and a dressing room. The bathing person A is informed of the selected bathing manner (S4, S5, S6). Consequently, the bathing manner which fits the health state is advised in consideration of the biological information of a dwelling person who desires the bathing.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathing method advice method and a bathing method advice system for providing advice on an optimal bathing method for a bather.

Bathing is a daily activity to cleanse the body and refresh the mind and body, but in recent years it has been reported that bathing accidents tend to occur frequently, and one of the major causes of such bathing accidents For example, a rapid change in blood pressure due to a heat shock phenomenon is mentioned. In particular, elderly people and patients with hypertension are likely to receive such a physical burden during bathing.
Therefore, in order to prevent a bathing accident, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, there is a technique for reporting risk information (risk value) and advice information related to a bathing accident based on the temperature difference between the hot water temperature of the bathtub and the room temperature of the bathroom. Are known. According to such technology, when the temperature difference between the hot water in the bathtub and the room temperature in the bathroom is large and the risk of a bathing accident is high, half-body bathing is recommended for residents who want to bathe, or bathing itself is prohibited. I can recommend it.

JP 2003-225174 A

However, if the temperature difference between the hot water in the bathtub and the room temperature in the bathroom is used as the standard for the risk of a bathing accident, you would like to take a bath if the temperature difference is large and the risk value continues, such as in winter. Even if the resident's health condition is extremely good, there may be cases where they cannot take a bath at all. Therefore, it has been desired to develop a technique capable of giving advice on a bathing method in accordance with the health condition of the bather in consideration of living body information of a resident who wants to bathe.
In addition, there is a complaint that there are few choices for the bathing method that is advised in order to decide the bathing method according to the health condition of the bather, usually bathing and half bathing alone.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing method advice method and a bathing method advice system capable of advising a bathing method in accordance with the health condition of a bather.

The invention according to claim 1 is a method for giving advice on an optimal bathing method for the bather A as shown in FIGS.
The biological information data such as the age, blood pressure, and body temperature of the bather A is input to the advice monitor 1 (S1),
Based on the input biological information data by the advice monitor 1 and bathing environment information such as temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and the dressing room, any one of normal bathing, half-body bathing and footbath bathing methods Is selected (S2 to S3), and the selected bathing method is notified to the bather A (S4, S5, S6).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, based on the biological information data input by the advice monitor 1 and bathing environment information such as temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and the dressing room, Different bathing and footbath methods are selected, and the selected bathing method is notified to bather A. Unlike conventional cases, taking into account the biological information of the residents who want to bathe, the health status Can advise how to bathe to suit your needs. Accordingly, bathing for body cleanliness and refreshment of mind and body can be performed on a daily basis and safely in accordance with the health condition, so that it is possible to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the health condition of the bather A.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the bathing method advice method according to claim 1, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, wherein the living body of the bather A is detected by the biosensor 2 attached to the body of the bather A. While detecting information, this detection result is transmitted to the advice monitor 1 as biometric information data and input.

According to the invention described in claim 2, since the biological information of the bather A is detected by the biological sensor 2 attached to the body of the bather A, the biological information of the bather A is continuously detected by the biological sensor 2. Therefore, the reliability of data can be improved.
In addition, by sending the detection result by the biosensor 2 to the advice monitor 1 and inputting it as biometric information data, the bather A himself can save the trouble of inputting the data directly into the advice monitor 1. Data input mistakes can be prevented.

  The invention described in claim 3 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in the bathing method advice method according to claim 1 or 2, the advice monitor 1 stores the bather A stored in the advice monitor 1. When it is determined that there is no bathing for a predetermined period or more in consideration of the bathing history data 32, a bathing method for normal bathing is selected by the advice monitor 1 (S2 to S4).

  According to the invention described in claim 3, when it is determined that there is no bathing for a predetermined period or longer in consideration of the bathing history data 32, the advice monitor 1 selects the bathing method for normal bathing. Can be prevented, and the body of bather A can be kept clean.

  In the bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the bather A stays after bathing by the advice monitor 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, for example. The temperature of the space to be adjusted is adjusted (S13).

  According to invention of Claim 4, since the temperature of the space where the bather A stays after bathing is adjusted, it can prevent the bather A cooling down with hot water after bathing.

  In the bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the invention described in claim 5 is an ID for identifying the bather A incorporated in the biological information data. Based on the data 2a, personal data for each bather A is stored.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the personal data for each bather A is stored based on the ID data 2a for identifying the bather A incorporated in the biological information data, there are a plurality of bathers A. However, each bather A can be identified, and the health condition and bathing history for each bather A can be managed.

The invention described in claim 6 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, in the bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a plurality of bathers A... Select a bathing method,
The bathing order of a plurality of bathers A ... is determined by the advice monitor 1 in the order of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 is large, and the bathers A are guided according to the bathing sequence (S14, S15, S16). It is characterized by.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, a bathing method for a plurality of bathers A... Is selected before hot water filling, and a plurality of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 is increased by the advice monitor 1 in order. The bathing order of the bathers A ... is determined, and the bather A is guided according to the bathing order, so by gradually reducing the amount of hot water, it is possible to deal with multiple bathers A ... Can be used.

The invention described in claim 7 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, in the bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a plurality of bathers A... Select a bathing method,
The bathing order of a plurality of bathers A ... is determined by the advice monitor 1 in the order of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 is small, and the bathers A are guided according to the bathing sequence (S16, S15, S14). It is characterized by.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a bathing method for a plurality of bathers A... Is selected before hot water filling, and a plurality of bathing methods with a small amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 are selected by the advice monitor 1 in order. The bathing order of the bathers A ... is determined, and the bather A is guided according to the bathing order, so by gradually increasing the amount of hot water, it is possible to respond to multiple bathers A ... Can be used.

  The invention according to claim 8 is a bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, for example, as shown in FIGS. The hot water temperature at the time of selection is adjusted so as to be higher than the hot water temperature at the time when the bathing method in the normal bathing is selected (S19a).

  According to the invention of claim 8, since the hot water temperature when the bathing method in the foot bath is selected is adjusted to be higher than the hot water temperature when the bathing method in the normal bathing is selected, Compared to normal bathing and half-body bathing, the amount of hot water for footbaths can be made difficult to cool, and the heat retaining effect can be enhanced.

  Invention of Claim 9 is the bathing method advice method as described in any one of Claims 1-8 as shown, for example in FIGS. 1-5, The water level of the hot water in the bathtub 3 is below a setting value. In this case, the advice monitor 1 is adjusted to increase the bathroom temperature (S17a, S18a, S19a).

  According to the invention of claim 9, when the water level of the hot water in the bathtub 3 is lower than the set value, the bathroom temperature is adjusted to be higher, so when the water level is lower than the set value and the amount of hot water is small, The hot water in the bathtub 3 can be made difficult to cool, and the heat retaining effect can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 10 is a bathing method advice system for giving advice on an optimal bathing method for the bather A as shown in FIGS.
A biological sensor 2 that is attached to the body of the bather A, detects the age, blood pressure, body temperature, etc. of the bather A, and transmits the detection result as biological information data;
Based on the biological information data received from the biological sensor 2 and environmental information such as temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and the dressing room, one of the normal bathing, half-body bathing and footbath is selected. Bathing method selection means (for example, control means 10 and bathing method selection program);
And a notifying means 12 for notifying the bather A of the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means.

  According to the invention described in claim 10, the living body sensor 2, the bathing method selection means, and the notification means 12 take into account the living body information of a resident who wants to bathe and take a bathing method adapted to the health condition. Can advise. Accordingly, bathing for body cleanliness and refreshment of mind and body can be performed on a daily basis and safely in accordance with the health condition, so that it is possible to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the health condition of the bather A.

In the bathing method advice system according to claim 10, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the invention described in claim 11 is a hot water supply facility (for example, a water heater 4) and an air conditioning facility (for example, a bathroom heater 5, A bathing environment forming means (for example, the control means 10 and the bathing environment forming program 23) that is connected to the dressing room heater 6) and that forms a bathing environment based on the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means is provided. And
This bathing environment forming means includes a hot water beam setting program 23a for supplying hot water to the bathtub 3, a bathroom temperature setting program 23b for adjusting the temperature of the bathroom, and a dressing room temperature for adjusting the temperature of the dressing room. And a setting program 23c.

  According to invention of Claim 11, hot water can be supplied to the bathtub 3 based on the said hot water beam setting program 23a, the temperature of a bathroom can be adjusted based on the said bathroom temperature setting program 23b, and the said dressing room Since the temperature of the dressing room can be adjusted based on the temperature setting program 23c, a bathing environment based on the selected bathing method can be reliably formed.

  In the bathing method advice system according to claim 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the invention described in claim 12 is connected to an air conditioning facility (for example, an air conditioner 7 for staying space after bathing) and the bathing environment. As the bathing environment is formed by the forming means, the post-bathing stay space temperature adjusting means (for example, the control means 10 and the post-bathing stay space temperature adjustment) adjusts the temperature of the staying space after bathing where the bather A stays after bathing. A program 24) is provided.

  According to the invention described in claim 12, since the temperature of the space where the bather A stays after bathing can be adjusted by the staying space temperature adjusting means after bathing, it is possible to prevent the bather A from cooling down after bathing. it can.

  According to the present invention, based on the biological information data input by the advice monitor and the bathing environment information such as the temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and the dressing room, any one of normal bathing, half bathing, footbath Since one bathing method is selected and the selected bathing method is notified to the bather, it is possible to advise the bathing method in accordance with the health condition in consideration of the living body information of the resident who wants to bathe. Accordingly, bathing for body cleanliness and refreshment of mind and body can be performed on a daily basis and safely in accordance with the health condition, which can contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the health condition of the bather.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the flow of the bathing method advice method which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the flow of the bathing environment formation method. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the bathing method advice system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the bathing environment formation program. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a bathing environment adjustment program.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a flow of a bathing method advice method according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a flow of a bathing environment forming method, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a bathing method advice system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an advice monitor. This advice monitor 1 is for giving advice on an optimal bathing method for a resident who wants to take a bath or a resident who wants to take a bath, that is, bather A. The advice monitor 1 is attached to the wall of the bathroom, but the attachment position is not limited to this. For example, the advice monitor 1 may be a wall of a dressing room or another room, and can be changed as appropriate.

The body of the bather A is equipped with a biosensor 2 that detects biometric information such as the age, blood pressure, and body temperature of the bather A and transmits the detection result to the advice monitor 1 as biometric data. . This biological sensor 2 detects the biological information of the bather A throughout the day as well as when the bather A desires to bathe. That is, it is continuously worn on the body of the bather A throughout the day.
Although not shown in the figure, the biosensor 2 is a detection means for detecting the blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, etc. of the bather A, and the detection result by the detection means and the individual such as the sex, age, etc. of the bather A. A storage means for storing various data and programs including ID data 2a to be identified, a control means for executing these various data and programs, and sending the detection result as biological information data to the advice monitor 1 A transmission means for inputting is provided.
The ID data 2a for identifying the bather A is transmitted to the advice monitor 1 by the transmitting means in a form incorporated in the biological information data. In the present embodiment, the transmission of the biological information data and the reception by the advice monitor 1 are performed wirelessly.

A bathtub 3 is installed in the bathroom, and a bathroom heater 5 and environmental measuring means 5a for measuring the temperature and humidity in the bathroom are attached to the wall or ceiling of the bathroom. The bathtub 3 is installed outdoors. Connected to the hot water heater 4. The hot water heater 4, the bathroom heater 5 and the environment measuring means 5 a are connected to the advice monitor 1.
In addition, the said bathtub 3 is set so that hot water can be heated and re-cooked by the said hot water heater 4, and it is set so that it can be opened and closed by the automatic drain plug which is not shown in figure.

  Although not shown, the water heater 4 is heated in accordance with a hot water supply instruction, and a hot water supply heat exchanger for supplying hot water into the bathtub 3 or hot water in the bathtub 3 in response to a supplementary cooking instruction. A heat exchanger for additional cooking, hot water temperature detecting means for detecting the hot water temperature in the bathtub 3, water level detecting means for detecting the water level of the hot water in the bathtub 3, and circulating hot water between the bathtub 3 and the water heater 4 Circulating means including the pipe 3a, storage means for storing various data and programs, control means connected to the advice monitor 1 for executing various data and programs, and the like are provided.

  The dressing room adjacent to the bathroom is provided with a dressing room heater 6 and environment measuring means 6a for measuring the temperature, humidity and the like in the dressing room. These dressing room heater 6 and environment measuring means 6a are provided with the advice monitor. 1 is connected.

In addition, in the space where bather A stays after bathing, such as the living room or bedroom, an air conditioner 7 for staying after bathing and an environment measuring means 7a for measuring temperature, humidity, etc. in the staying space after bathing are installed, The post-bath stay space air conditioner 7 and the environment measuring means 7 a are connected to the advice monitor 1.
An environment measuring means 8 for measuring temperature, humidity and the like is installed outdoors, and this environment measuring means 8 is connected to the advice monitor 1.

  Here, the advice monitor 1 executes a storage unit 12 having a program storage unit 20 for storing various programs and a data storage unit 30 for storing various data, and various data programs stored in the storage unit 12. Control means 11 for performing information processing of the system including the hot water heater 4 and each of the air conditioners 5, 6, 7 and the like, informing the bather A of the bathing method, and bathing the bather A For example, and a receiving means 13 for receiving biological information data from the biological sensor 2.

The notification unit 12 employs an information display monitor that transmits information in characters and pictures. However, not only characters and pictures but also speakers may be provided to transmit information by sound.
The receiving means 13 receives the signalized data from the biosensor 2, but may be capable of bidirectional transmission / reception between the advice monitor 1 and the biosensor 2. At this time, the biological sensor 2 may be provided with a notification means for notifying the bather A of the information sent from the advice monitor 1.

The program storage unit 20 includes a health condition determination program 21, a bathing method selection program 22, a bathing environment formation program 23, a staying space temperature adjustment program 24 after bathing, a bather guidance program 25, and a bathing environment adjustment program. 26 is stored.
The data storage unit 30 stores biological information storage data 31 that stores the received biological information data of the bather A, and bathing history data 32 that stores the bathing behavior of the bather A (such as bathing date and bathing method). And environmental information accumulation data 33 in which environmental information data (temperature, humidity, etc.) of the bathroom, dressing room, outdoor, etc. on the day when bather A took a bath is stored.
The various programs 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 use the various data 31, 32, and 33, and the control unit 11 notifies the notification unit 12 and the water heater 4 that is a hot water supply facility. Each air conditioning facility 5, 6, 7 and the like are executed so as to function.

The health condition determination program 21 is for determining the health condition of the bather A from the received biological information data, and the health condition of the bather A is “possible bathing” or “not bathing”. Can be determined. Examples of the criteria include numerical values of each item such as blood pressure previously presented by doctors and nurses, allowable values that can be determined to allow bathing derived from accumulated various data, and the like.
In addition, when determining a health condition, any one reference value may be employ | adopted and all the numerical values used as these references may be considered, and you may determine comprehensively.

The bathing method selection program 22 selects one of normal bathing, half-body bathing and footbath based on the biological information data and the environmental information data when the health condition determination result is “possible bathing”. Is selected and the selected bathing method is notified to the bather A.
That is, in this bathing method selection program 22, it can be determined whether the determined biological information of the bather A is suitable for any of the above-described bathing methods, and the result can be notified by the notification means 12. For example, when the blood pressure fluctuates more than usual, or when the body temperature is higher than normal, a footbath bathing method is selected.
In this embodiment, there are three types of bathing options: normal bathing, half-body bathing, and footbath. For example, an option that takes into account the length of bathing time may be added.

The bathing environment formation program 23 is linked with the bathing method selection program 22 and forms a bathing environment based on the selected bathing method.
As shown in FIG. 4, the bathing environment formation program 23 includes a hot water setting program 23a for supplying hot water to the bathtub 3, a bathroom temperature setting program 23b for adjusting the bathroom temperature, and a dressing room. And a dressing room temperature setting program 23c for adjusting the temperature of the clothes.

  The hot water setting program 23a increases the amount of hot water when the bathing method is "normal bathing" and sets the hot water temperature to normal when the bathing method is "normal bathing", and the hot water amount when the bathing method is "half body bathing". It is a program for setting the hot water temperature to a normal amount, setting the hot water temperature to normal, and setting the hot water temperature to a small amount while setting the hot water temperature to a small amount when the bathing method is “foot bath”.

  When setting the bathroom temperature, the bathroom temperature setting program 23b operates the bathroom heater 5, sets the bathroom temperature to normal when the bathing method is "normal bathing", and sets the bathing method to "half-body bathing". In this case, the bath temperature is set to normal, and when the bathing method is “foot bath”, the bath temperature is set higher.

When setting the temperature of the dressing room, the dressing room temperature setting program 23c operates the dressing room heater 6 so that the temperature of the dressing room is equal to or lower than a set value and the temperature in the bathroom is higher than that in the dressing room. In this case, the dressing room temperature is set to a high value, and when the temperature in the dressing room is lower than the set value and the temperature in the bathroom is lower than that in the dressing room, the program is for setting the dressing room temperature normally. .
That is, for example, when it is cold indoors, such as in winter, it is set so that the temperature difference between the bathroom and the dressing room can be made as small as possible when the clothes are undressed in the dressing room.
If the temperature in the dressing room is lower than the set value and the temperature in the bathroom is lower than that in the dressing room, the temperature setting in the bathroom may be increased, and a program for that purpose may be used. .

  Note that “normal” in the hot water setting program 23a, bathroom temperature setting program 23b, and dressing room temperature setting program 23c indicates a value preset by the bather A, and this normal value is the preference of the bather A. Rather, it is determined by reflecting numerical values presented by doctors and nurses and numerical values derived from accumulated data. “High” indicates a state higher than “normal”, and this numerical value is also determined by reflecting a numerical value presented by a doctor or a nurse or a numerical value derived from each accumulated data.

Moreover, since each setting “many”, “medium”, and “small” when setting the amount of hot water depends on the size of the bathtub 3, the numerical value of the amount of hot water may vary depending on the house. It is assumed that it is determined on the basis.
The setting of the amount of hot water “high” is preferably a water level that does not overflow even when the bather A having an average weight enters the bathtub 3. The setting of the amount of hot water “medium” is preferably a water level that allows the bather A having an average weight to enter the bathtub 3 and perform half-body bathing. The setting of the amount of hot water “low” is preferably a water level at which footbath can be performed.

  As described above, hot water can be supplied to the bathtub 3 based on the hot water beam setting program 23a, the temperature of the bathroom can be adjusted based on the bathroom temperature setting program 23b, and based on the dressing room temperature setting program 23c. Since the temperature of the dressing room can be adjusted, a bathing environment based on the selected bathing method can be reliably formed.

The staying space temperature adjustment program 24 after bathing is a program for operating the staying space air conditioner 7 after bathing and adjusting the temperature of the staying space after bathing where the bather A stays after bathing. 23 is executed in response to the bathing environment being formed.
By executing the staying space temperature adjustment program 24 after bathing, the temperature of the space where the bather A stays after bathing can be adjusted, so that the bather A can be prevented from cooling down after bathing. .

The bather guidance program 25 is a program for informing the bather A of the fact that preparation for bathing is completed to the bather A using the notification means 12 and guiding the bathing method.
Further, the bather guidance program 25 is set so that, for example, when there are a plurality of bathers A,..., Guidance is provided for each bather A in a preset order.
When guiding each bather A, individual ID data 2a of a plurality of bathers A is used, and even when there are a plurality of bathers A, each bather A can be identified. Thereby, not only can the health state and bathing history of each bather A be managed, but individual individuals can be identified even when there are a plurality of bathers A in this way.
Although not shown in the figure, for example, a human sensor may be provided in the bathroom, or a push button for notifying the control means 11 that the previous bather A has finished bathing may be provided.

The bathing environment adjustment program 26 is for adjusting the bathing environment based on the hot water temperature detection means and the water level detection result detected by the hot water temperature detection means and the water level detection means provided in the water heater 4.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the bathing environment adjustment program 26 supplies a hot water to restore the hot water amount of the bathtub 3 or a supplementary setting program 23 a for additionally cooking to restore the hot water temperature. And a drainage setting program 26b for draining hot water in the bathtub 3, and a bathroom temperature setting program 26c for adjusting the temperature of the bathroom.

The restoration setting program 26a increases the amount of hot water when the bathing method is "normal bathing" and sets the hot water temperature to normal when the bathing method is "normal bathing" to restore the hot water amount of the bathtub 3. In the case of “half-body bathing”, the amount of hot water is set to a medium level and the hot water temperature is set to a normal level. Moreover, it is a program for restoring the hot water temperature by the additional cooking function of the water heater 4.
It should be noted that each of the hot water volume settings “high”, “medium”, and “low” in the restoration setting program 26a is determined based on the water level as in the hot water beam setting program 23a.

The drainage setting program 26b is a program for draining and adjusting hot water in the bathtub 3 when a plurality of bathers A ... take a bath in the order of bathing methods with a large amount of hot water.
When the bathing method of the previous bather A is “normal bathing” and the bathing method of the subsequent bather A is “half-body bathing”, the hot water amount is set to a medium amount and the hot water temperature is set to normal. . In addition, when the bathing method of the previous bather A is “normal bathing” and the bathing method of the subsequent bather A is “foot bath”, the amount of hot water is set small and the hot water temperature is set high. . In addition, when the bathing method of the first bather A is “half-body bathing” and the bathing method of the subsequent bather A is “foot bath”, the amount of hot water is reduced from a medium amount to a small amount and the bath temperature is increased. Set to.

When the bather A adjusts the temperature of the bathroom during bathing, the bathroom temperature setting program 26c operates the bathroom heater 5, and sets the bathroom temperature to normal when the bathing method is “normal bathing”. This is a program for setting the bath temperature to normal when the bathing method is “half-body bathing” and setting the bath temperature higher when the bathing method is “foot bath”.
In addition, during bathing by bather A, for example, when the amount of hot water in bathtub 3 is reduced due to excessive use of hot water (when the amount of hot water decreases), the bath temperature is increased so that the hot water in bathtub 3 is difficult to cool down. It is a program to set to.

According to the bathing method advice system as described above, the living body sensor 2 and the advice monitor 1 including the bathing method selection program 22 are used to take into account the living body information of the resident who wants to take a bath, and adjust the health condition. Can advise how to bathe.
The advice monitor 1 as described above includes, for example, various settings such as input of biological information, settings related to bathing environment formation, settings related to temperature adjustment of the staying space after bathing, settings related to bathing environment adjustment, and other data. A controller (not shown) that can input the above may be provided. As a result, various data can be directly input, and various settings can be directly operated.
Alternatively, the biological information data may be input to the advice monitor 1 every day, and the daily health state may be checked by operating this controller.

Next, a method for giving an advice on an optimal bathing method to the bather A using the bathing method advice system as described above and a flow of bathing behavior of the bather A will be described.
It is assumed that the bather A is wearing the biological sensor 2 and detecting biological information throughout the day. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the biological information may be detected just before the bathing action is performed (immediately before step 1).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when bathing is desired, bather A first operates biological sensor 2 to transmit and input biological information data to advice monitor 1 (step S1).
Subsequently, the health condition of the bather A is determined from the received biological information data by the control means 10 of the advice monitor 1 and the health condition determination program 21 (step S2).
If the determination result by the health state determination means is “possible bathing”, the process proceeds to the next step S3, but if “not bathing is possible”, the bathing action of the bather A ends at this step S2. It becomes.

Subsequently, the bathing method of the bather A is selected by the control means 10 and the bathing method selection program 22 based on the health condition determination result and environmental information data such as the temperature of the bathroom and the dressing room.
If the bathing method of the bather A is “normal bathing”, the process proceeds to the next step S4. If the bathing method is “half body bathing”, the process proceeds to the next step S5. If the bathing method is “foot bath”, the process proceeds to the next step S6. Proceed with

Hereinafter, a case where the bathing method of the bather A is selected as “normal bathing” will be described.
In step S4, the notifying means 12 notifies the bather A that the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means is “normal bathing”.
Subsequently, a bathing environment in the case of “normal bathing” is formed by the control means 10 and the bathing environment forming means 23 (step S7).
Step S7 which forms this bathing environment includes the following steps S10 to S12 in detail.
First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, in accordance with the hot water setting program 23a, hot water is supplied to the bathtub 3 with the hot water heater 4 increasing the amount of hot water and setting the hot water temperature to normal (step S10). .
Moreover, according to the bathroom temperature setting program 23b, the bathroom heater 5 is operated, and the inside of the bathroom is heated until the bathroom temperature becomes normal (step S11). Furthermore, according to the undressing room temperature setting program 23c, the undressing room heater 6 is operated to heat the undressing room until the undressing room temperature becomes normal (step S12). In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the temperature in the dressing room is equal to or lower than the set value and the temperature in the bathroom is lower than that in the dressing room, and the dressing room temperature is set to normal.

In addition, step S7 which forms bathing environment may not only perform these steps S10, S11, and S12 in order, but also may advance to step S12 of changing room temperature adjustment after step S10 of hot water, or hot water The process may be ended only in step S10 or after step S11 of the bathroom temperature adjustment.
That is, for example, on a cold day such as winter, both the bathroom temperature and the dressing room temperature are low, so both need to be heated, but in summer, both need not be heated. In some cases, such as a child, the risk of a bathing accident caused by a rapid change in blood pressure may be extremely small. Therefore, in step S7 for forming this bathing environment, at least hot water (step S10) can be performed, and steps S11 and S12 can be performed as necessary.

Subsequently, as step S7 for forming this bathing environment proceeds, the post-bath stay space air conditioner 7 is operated by the control means 10 and the post-bath stay space temperature adjustment program 24, and the bather A bathes. The temperature of the space where the user stays later is adjusted (step S13).
After step S7 for forming the bathing environment is completed, the control means 10, the notification means 12, and the bather guidance program 25 guide the bather A to start bathing (step S14).

Subsequently, the bather A starts bathing (step S17). During bathing, the control means 10 and the bathing environment adjustment program 26 operate the water heater 4, drain plug and bathroom heater 4 as appropriate to adjust the bathing environment (step S 17 a).
That is, when the hot water in the bathtub 3 is reduced during bathing, the restoration setting program 26a is executed to adjust the hot water amount back to its original value. When the hot water is reduced in this way, the bathroom temperature setting program 26c is executed to adjust the bathroom temperature to be high so that the hot water in the bathtub 3 is difficult to cool. Thereby, the heat retention effect of the hot water in the bathtub 3 can be enhanced.
In addition, when the hot water in the bathtub 3 does not decrease so much and the temperature in the bathroom is warm, it is not necessary to adjust the bathing environment. In such a case, the process proceeds to the next step without going through step S17a for adjusting the bathing environment.

The next step S20 indicates that the bathing by the bather A has been completed, and the bather A who has finished bathing moves to the staying space after bathing in the next step S21.
As described above, the bathing behavior of “normal bathing” by the bather A including the bathing method advice method is performed.

Similarly, when the bathing method selected by the bathing method selection means is “half-body bathing”, in step S5, informing means that the bathing method selected by the bathing method selection means was “half-body bathing”. 12 to notify bather A.
Subsequently, a bathing environment in the case of "half body bathing" is formed by the control means 10 and the bathing environment forming means 23 (step S8).
Step S8 which forms this bathing environment is also composed of steps S10 to S12 shown in FIG. That is, at least hot water filling (step S10) can be performed, and step S11 and step S12 can be performed as necessary.

Subsequently, the temperature of the stay space after bathing is adjusted (step S13).
After step S8 for forming the bathing environment is completed, the control means 10, the notification means 12, and the bather guidance program 25 guide the bather A to start bathing (step S15).

Subsequently, the bather A starts bathing (step S18). During bathing, the control means 10 and the bathing environment adjustment program 26 operate the water heater 4, drain plug and bathroom heater 4 as appropriate to adjust the bathing environment (step S 18 a).
That is, when the hot water in the bathtub 3 is reduced during bathing, the restoration setting program 26a is executed to adjust the hot water amount back to its original value. When the hot water is reduced in this way, the bathroom temperature setting program 26c is executed to adjust the bathroom temperature to be high so that the hot water in the bathtub 3 is difficult to cool. Thereby, the heat retention effect of the hot water in the bathtub 3 can be enhanced.
If there is no need to adjust the bathing environment, the process proceeds to the next step without going through step S18a for adjusting the bathing environment, and the bathing is terminated (step S20).

Similarly, when the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means is “foot bath”, in step S6, the notifying means 12 informs that the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means is “foot bath”. Notify bather A.
Subsequently, a bathing environment in the case of “foot bath” is formed by the control means 10 and the bathing environment forming means 23 (step S9).
Step S9 which forms this bathing environment is also composed of steps S10 to S12 shown in FIG. That is, at least hot water filling (step S10) can be performed, and step S11 and step S12 can be performed as necessary.

Subsequently, the temperature of the stay space after bathing is adjusted (step S13).
After step S9 for forming the bathing environment is completed, the control means 10, the notification means 12, and the bather guidance program 25 guide the bather A to start bathing (step S16).

Subsequently, the bather A starts bathing (step S19). During bathing, the control means 10 and the bathing environment adjustment program 26 operate the water heater 4, the drain plug, and the bathroom heater 4 as appropriate to adjust the bathing environment (step S 19 a).
That is, when the hot water in the bathtub 3 becomes warm during bathing, the restoration setting program 26a is executed to adjust the hot water temperature back to its original value (additional cooking). In particular, footbaths are easier to cool because they have less water than normal bathing and half bathing. At this time, the bathing environment adjusting means makes it difficult to cool the hot water for the footbath and enhances the heat retaining effect.
In addition, when it is not necessary to adjust bathing environment, it progresses to the following step, without passing through step S19a which adjusts bathing environment, and bathing is complete | finished (step S20).

Next, the flow of bathing behavior when there are a plurality of bathers A ... will be described.
First, a plurality of bathers A ... transmit biometric information data from the biometric sensor 2 to the advice monitor 1 and input them.
The biometric information data input in this way can identify an individual by ID data 2a incorporated in the biometric information data. Therefore, the plurality of bathers A ... are each notified of the selected bathing method.

As described above, the bathing method of the plurality of bathers A ... is selected before the hot water is poured, and then the bathing order of the plurality of bathers A ... is determined. The bathing order is selected and determined from any one of the order of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 is large or the order of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub 3 is small.
In addition, about such a bathing order, you may make it save the effort which the bather A decides a bathing order on the spot by incorporating in the system whether it is a large order or a small order beforehand as a program. When the bather A decides the bathing order on the spot, the advice monitor 1 is provided with a controller, and the bathing order of the plurality of bathers A.

Hereinafter, the case where the bathing order is determined in the order of the bathing method with the small amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub and the bather is guided according to the bathing order will be described. The number of bathers A ... is three, and these three perform foot bath, half-body bath, and normal bath in order.
First, a bathing environment in the case of footbath is formed by the bathing environment forming means (step S9). Subsequently, the temperature of the stay space after bathing is adjusted (step S13), and the first bather A is guided to start bathing behavior (step S16).
The first bather A starts bathing by the footbath bathing method (step S19), and adjusts the bathing environment as necessary (step 19a).

Then, after the bathing of the first bather A is completed (step S20), since the bathing method of the second bather A is half bathing, the water heater 4 and the like are operated so as to be a bathing environment for half bathing The bathing environment is adjusted (step S18a).
When the bathing environment for half-body bathing is prepared, the second bather A is guided to start the bathing action (step S15).
The second bather A starts bathing by the half-body bathing method (step 18), and adjusts the bathing environment as necessary (step 18a).

And after the bathing of the second bather A is completed (step S20), since the bathing method of the third bather A is normal bathing, the water heater 4 and the like are set so that a bathing environment for normal bathing is obtained. The bathing environment is adjusted by operating (step S17a).
When the bathing environment for normal bathing is prepared, the third bather A is guided to start bathing behavior (step S14).
The third bather A starts bathing according to the normal bathing method (step 17), and adjusts the bathing environment as necessary (step 17a).
And the bathing of the 3rd bather A is complete | finished (step S20), and the bathing action in case there are several bathers A ... is complete | finished.
In the present embodiment, the bathing environment adjustment step (steps S17a, S18a, S19a) performed after bathing of bather A is completed is a human sensor (not shown) provided in the bathroom as described above. This is performed by the advice monitor 1 that has received the bather absence signal from the human sensor.

And since it can respond to several bathers A ... by gradually increasing the quantity of hot water as mentioned above, hot water can be used efficiently.
Also, when the bathing order of a plurality of bathers A ... is determined in the order of the bathing method in which the amount of hot water supplied to the tub 3 is large, and the bather A is guided according to this bathing order, the amount of hot water is gradually reduced. Since it can respond to a plurality of bathers A ..., hot water can be used efficiently.

In step S2, the determination result of the health condition is “possible to bathe”, and further, it is determined that there is no bathing for a predetermined period or more in consideration of the bathing history data 32 of the bather A stored in the advice monitor 1. In this case, the bathing method of the bather A is usually selected by the bathing method selection means. The predetermined period is, for example, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, etc. from the previous bathing, and is incorporated in the system in advance.
In addition, it is preferable to set the transmission means of the biological sensor 2 to automatically transmit periodically because it is possible to accurately grasp how long the bath has not been taken.
And when it is judged that there is no bathing more than a predetermined period in this way, since the bathing method of normal bathing is selected by the advice monitor 1, it can prevent that the day which does not take a bath continues, and bather A The body can be kept clean.

  According to the present embodiment, based on the biological information data input by the advice monitor 1 and bathing environment information such as the temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and the dressing room, normal bathing, half-body bathing, footbath Since any one of the bathing methods is selected and the selected bathing method is notified to the bather A, the bathing method suitable for the health condition can be advised in consideration of the living body information of the resident who wants to bathe. Accordingly, bathing for body cleanliness and refreshment of mind and body can be performed on a daily basis and safely in accordance with the health condition, so that it is possible to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the health condition of the bather A.

A Bather 1 Advice monitor 2 Biosensor 3 Bathtub 4 Water heater 5 Bathroom heater 6 Dressing room heater 10 Control device 11 Storage means 12 Notification means 13 Reception means 20 Program storage section 22 Bathing method selection program 23 Bathing environment formation program 30 Data storage unit

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Enter biological information data such as the bather's age, blood pressure, and body temperature into the advice monitor,
Based on the input biological information data and bathing environment information such as the temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and dressing room, this advice monitor can be used for any one of normal bathing, half bathing, and foot bathing. A bathing method advice method characterized by selecting and informing the bather of the selected bathing method.   The biological information of the bather is detected by a biological sensor attached to the body of the bather, and the detection result is transmitted to the advice monitor and input as biological information data. Bathing method advice method.   When the advice monitor determines that there is no bathing for a predetermined period or more in consideration of the bathing history data of the bather stored in the advice monitor, the advice monitor selects a bathing method for normal bathing. The bathing method advice method according to claim 1 or 2.   The bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the temperature of a space where the bather stays after bathing is adjusted by an advice monitor.   The bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein personal data for each bather is stored based on ID data for identifying a bather incorporated in the biological information data. Select a bathing method for multiple bathers before hot water filling,
The bathing order of a plurality of bathers is determined in the order of bathing methods in which the amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub is large by the advice monitor, and the bathers are guided according to the bathing sequence. The bathing method advice method according to one item. Select a bathing method for multiple bathers before hot water filling,
The bathing order of a plurality of bathers is determined in the order of bathing methods with a small amount of hot water supplied to the bathtub by the advice monitor, and the bathers are guided according to the bathing sequence. The bathing method advice method according to one item.   The hot water temperature when the bathing method in the foot bath is selected by the advice monitor is adjusted to be higher than the hot water temperature when the bathing method in the normal bath is selected. The bathing method advice method according to any one of 7 above.   The bathing method advice method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the water level of the hot water in the bathtub is equal to or lower than a set value, the bath temperature is adjusted by an advice monitor to increase. A bathing method advice system that gives advice on the optimal bathing method for bathers,
A biological sensor that is attached to the body of the bather, detects the age, blood pressure, body temperature, etc. of the bather, and transmits the detection result as biological information data;
Based on the biological information data received from this biosensor and the environmental information such as temperature and humidity in the house including the bathroom and dressing room Method selection means;
A bathing method advice system comprising: a notifying unit for notifying a bather of a bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting unit. It is connected to a hot water supply facility and an air conditioning facility, and comprises a bathing environment forming means for forming a bathing environment based on the bathing method selected by the bathing method selecting means,
This bathing environment forming means includes a hot water beam setting program for supplying hot water to the bathtub, a bathroom temperature setting program for adjusting the temperature of the bathroom, and a changing room temperature setting program for adjusting the temperature of the changing room. The bathing method advice system according to claim 10, comprising:   A post-bathing stay space temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of the staying space after bathing that the bather stays after bathing is connected to the air conditioning equipment and the bathing environment is formed by the bathing environment forming means. The bathing method advice system according to claim 11, wherein the bathing method advice system is provided.

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