JP2013066581A5

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Publication number: JP2013066581A5
Application number: JP2011206927A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-09-22
Publication date: 2014-04-24

Description

本発明のトイレ装置は、
便座と、
便座を回転動作させるモータと、
照度センサを有し、前記照度センサが受ける照度変化によって人体の特定の動作を判別する動作判別手段と、前記動作判別手段の判別結果に応じて、前記モータを制御するモータ制御手段と、を備えたものである。 The toilet device of the present invention is
Toilet seat and
A motor that rotates the toilet seat;
Having an illuminance sensor, comprising an operation determining means for determining a particular behavior of the human body by illumination changes to the illuminance sensor is subjected, according to the determination result of said operation determination means, and a motor control means for controlling said motor It is a thing.

この構成により、動作判別手段により人体の動作を検出し、制御手段によって検出した動作に対応してモータを制御し便座を回転動作するので、使用者が意図を持って行う動作を検出し、使用者の意図どおりに便座の動作を制御することが可能となる。 With this configuration, the movement discriminating means detects the movement of the human body, and controls the motor in response to the movement detected by the control means to rotate the toilet seat. It becomes possible to control the operation of the toilet seat as intended.

第１の発明に係るトイレ装置は、
便座と、
便座を回転動作させるモータと、
照度センサを有し、前記照度センサが受ける照度変化によって人体の特定の動作を判別する動作判別手段と、前記動作判別手段の判別結果に応じて、前記モータを制御するモータ制御手段と、を備えたものである。 The toilet apparatus according to the first invention is
Toilet seat and
A motor that rotates the toilet seat;
Having an illuminance sensor, comprising an operation determining means for determining a particular behavior of the human body by illumination changes to the illuminance sensor is subjected, according to the determination result of said operation determination means, and a motor control means for controlling said motor It is a thing.

本発明によれば、動作判別手段により人体の動作を検出し、制御手段によって検出した動作に対応してモータを制御し便座を回転動作するので、使用者が意図を持って行う動作を検出し、使用者の意図どおりに便座の動作を制御することが可能となる。 According to the present invention, the motion discriminating means detects the motion of the human body and controls the motor to rotate the toilet seat in response to the motion detected by the control means, so that the motion that the user performs with intention is detected. The operation of the toilet seat can be controlled as intended by the user.

この場合、動作判別手段が照度センサによって、たとえば人の手の動作を検出する場合、手が照度センサに接触して手が完全に照度センサを覆うように動作しても、的確に動作を検出することができる。もし、この動作検知手段が赤外線センサであった場合は、赤外線センサを覆うように手が接触するほど近接しすぎると、赤外線センサは人の手を検出することができない。
また、照度センサは発光する必要がないため、消費電力を少なくすることができる。 In this case, when the motion determining means detects the motion of a human hand, for example, by the illuminance sensor , the motion is accurately detected even if the hand touches the illuminance sensor and the hand completely covers the illuminance sensor. can do. If the motion detection means is an infrared sensor, the infrared sensor cannot detect a human hand if the hand is too close to contact the infrared sensor.
In addition, since the illuminance sensor does not need to emit light, power consumption can be reduced.

第２の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第１の発明において、前記照度センサを複数備え、前記動作判別手段は、前記複数の照度センサがそれぞれ照度変化を所定時間内に異なったタイミングで検知したことに基づいて、人体の動作の方向が特定の動作の方向であるか否かを判定するよう構成されていてもよい。この構成によれば、簡単な構成で、人体が動作した方向が特定の動作の方向であるか否かが判定される。A toilet apparatus according to a second invention is the toilet apparatus according to the first invention, comprising a plurality of the illuminance sensors, and the operation determining means detects the illuminance changes at different timings within a predetermined time. Based on the above, it may be configured to determine whether or not the direction of movement of the human body is a specific direction of movement. According to this configuration, it is determined with a simple configuration whether or not the direction in which the human body has moved is a specific movement direction.

第３の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第１の発明において、前記便座および前記便座モータを含む本体と、前記本体とは別に設けられる遠隔操作装置とをさらに備え、前記遠隔操作装置が、前記動作判別手段を含み、前記遠隔操作装置と前記本体との通信を行う通信手段とを有する構成であってもよい。 A toilet apparatus according to a third invention further comprises a main body including the toilet seat and the toilet seat motor, and a remote operation device provided separately from the main body, wherein the remote operation device is the operation according to the first invention. A configuration including a determination unit and a communication unit that performs communication between the remote control device and the main body may be employed .

第４の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第１の発明または第２の発明において、トイレ空間に人が入ったことを検出する人体検知部をさらに備え、前記動作判別手段は、前記照度センサによる検知結果に加えて、前記人体検知部による検知結果に基づき前記人体の動作の方向が特定の方向の動作であるか否かを判定してもよい。この構成によれば、複数の照度センサにより照度の変化が検知され、さらに、人体検知部により近接する人体が検知される。このため、人がトイレ空間にいないとき、たとえば窓際のカーテンや木の葉の揺らぎなど人体の動作以外による照度の変化を誤って人の動作と判定することが防止される。The toilet device according to a fourth invention further comprises a human body detection unit for detecting that a person has entered the toilet space in the first invention or the second invention, wherein the operation determination means is detected by the illuminance sensor. In addition to the result, it may be determined whether or not the direction of the movement of the human body is a movement in a specific direction based on a detection result by the human body detection unit. According to this configuration, a change in illuminance is detected by the plurality of illuminance sensors, and a human body close to the human body detection unit is detected. For this reason, when a person is not in the toilet space, for example, a change in illuminance other than the action of the human body, such as a curtain at the window or a fluctuation of leaves, is prevented from being erroneously determined as the action of the person.

第５の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第３の発明または第４の発明において、動作判別手段が、前記照度センサとは別に人体の少なくとも一部が近接したことを検出する人体近接検知センサを有することによって、人体の少なくとも一部が近接したことを検出した時に、照度センサによる動作判別をすることができ、たとえば窓際のカーテンや木の葉の揺らぎを使用者の動作として照度センサが反応するような誤動作を防止することができ、使用者が照度センサから近接した場所で動作したかを確認でき、使用者が意図を持って行う動作のみを検出し、人体の一部の移動方向を正しく検出して使用者の意図どおりに便座の動作を制御することが可能となる。 A toilet apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the toilet apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect , wherein the operation determining means includes a human body proximity detection sensor that detects that at least a part of the human body is close to the illuminance sensor. Therefore, when it is detected that at least a part of the human body is approaching, it is possible to determine the operation by the illuminance sensor. It is possible to check whether the user has operated in a location close to the illuminance sensor, detect only the user's intentional movement, and correctly detect the moving direction of a part of the human body. It becomes possible to control the operation of the toilet seat as intended by the user.

第６の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第５の発明において、人体近接検知センサが、赤外線センサ、超音波センサおよび電波センサのいずれか１つであってもよい。この構成によれば、赤外線センサ、超音波センサまたは電波センサにより人体の少なくとも一部が近接したことを検出し、更にその時に使用者が照度センサから近接した場所で動作したかを確認でき、使用者が意図を持って行う動作のみを検出し、人体の一部の移動方向を正しく検出して使用者の意図どおりに便座の動作を制御することが可能となる。 In the toilet apparatus according to a sixth aspect , in the fifth aspect , the human body proximity detection sensor may be any one of an infrared sensor , an ultrasonic sensor, and a radio wave sensor. According to this configuration, it is possible to detect that at least a part of the human body is approaching by an infrared sensor, ultrasonic sensor, or radio wave sensor , and further confirm whether the user has operated in a location close to the illuminance sensor at that time. It is possible to detect only the movement performed by the person with the intention, correctly detect the moving direction of a part of the human body, and control the movement of the toilet seat as intended by the user.

第７の発明に係るトイレ装置は、第３の発明において、遠隔操作装置は、トイレ空間に人が入ったことを検出する人体検知部をさらに含み、前記動作判別手段は、前記照度センサによる検知結果に加えて、前記人体検知部による検知結果に基づき前記人体の動作の方向が特定の方向の動作であるか否かを判定してもよい。この構成によれば、トイレ空間に入ったことを検出したときだけ、照度センサによる照度変化を監視して動作判別する動作判別手段への通電をすればよく、人がトイレ空間にいないときは動作判別手段に通電する必要がないことから、遠隔操作装置の電池寿命を長くできる。この、電池寿命を長くして使用者による電池交換の手間をより軽減できるというだけでなく、人がトイレ空間にいないとき、たとえば窓際のカーテンや木の葉の揺らぎなど人体の動作以外による照度の変化を誤って人の動作と判定することが防止される。A toilet device according to a seventh invention is the toilet device according to the third invention, wherein the remote control device further includes a human body detection unit for detecting that a person has entered the toilet space, and the operation determining means is detected by the illuminance sensor. In addition to the result, it may be determined whether or not the direction of the movement of the human body is a movement in a specific direction based on a detection result by the human body detection unit. According to this configuration, only when it is detected that the user has entered the toilet space, it is only necessary to energize the operation discriminating means that monitors the illuminance change by the illuminance sensor and discriminates the operation, and operates when the person is not in the toilet space. Since it is not necessary to energize the discriminating means, the battery life of the remote control device can be extended. This not only can extend the battery life and reduce the user's effort to replace the battery, but also when the person is not in the toilet space, for example, changes in illuminance due to movements of the human body such as curtains at the windows and fluctuations in leaves. It is prevented that it is erroneously determined as a human action.

Claims

Toilet seat and
A motor that rotates the toilet seat;
An operation determining unit that includes an illuminance sensor, and that determines a specific operation of the human body according to an illuminance change received by the illuminance sensor ;
Motor control means for controlling the motor according to the determination result of the operation determination means;
Toilet device equipped with .

A plurality of the illuminance sensors;
The motion determination means determines whether or not the direction of movement of the human body is a specific motion direction based on each of the plurality of illuminance sensors detecting a change in illuminance at different timings within a predetermined time. The toilet apparatus according to claim 1 configured as described above.

A body including the toilet seat and the toilet seat motor;
A remote control device provided separately from the main body,
The toilet device according to claim 1, wherein the remote operation device includes the operation determination unit, and includes a communication unit that performs communication between the remote operation device and the main body.

A human body detection unit for detecting that a person has entered the toilet space;
The said operation | movement determination means determines whether the direction of the operation | movement of the said human body is an operation | movement of a specific direction based on the detection result by the said human body detection part in addition to the detection result by the said illumination intensity sensor. The toilet device as described in.

The toilet device according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the motion determination unit includes a human body proximity detection sensor that detects that at least a part of the human body is close to the illuminance sensor.

The toilet apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the human body proximity detection sensor is one of an infrared sensor , an ultrasonic sensor, and a radio wave sensor .

The remote control device further includes a human body detection unit that detects that a person has entered the toilet space, and the operation determination unit includes a detection result by the human body detection unit in addition to a detection result by the illuminance sensor.
The toilet apparatus according to claim 3, wherein it is determined whether or not the direction of movement of the human body is a movement in a specific direction based on a knowledge result.