JP2017169901A - Toilet system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet system capable of enhancing usability and a performance property.SOLUTION: A toilet system includes: a toilet device having a toilet bowl, a toilet seat provided on the toilet bowl and a first illumination, and provided in a toilet room; a human body detection sensor for performing detection of a human body in the toilet room; a remote control for operating the toilet device; a mirror provided on a side wall in the toilet room and having a second illumination; a cabinet having a third illumination for illuminating downward, provided below the mirror in the toilet room and separated from a floor surface of the toilet room; and a control part for controlling the first illumination, the second illumination and the third illumination. The control part lights the first illumination and the second illumination after an entrance detection sensor has detected a human body, and after lighting the first illumination and the second illumination, it lights the third illumination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Aspects of the invention generally relate to toilet systems.

  When a plurality of lights are provided inside the toilet room, it is possible to improve usability and performance. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for indirectly illuminating the feet inside a toilet room. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for sequentially turning on illumination of devices in accordance with the operation.

Japanese Patent No. 5024402 JP 2001-65033 A

However, there is still room for improvement in the convenience and lighting performance of conventional toilet rooms.
The present invention has been made on the basis of recognition of such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a toilet system capable of enhancing usability and performance.

  1st invention has a toilet bowl, the toilet seat provided on the said toilet bowl, and 1st illumination, The toilet apparatus provided in a toilet room, and the human body detection sensor which detects the human body in the said toilet room And a remote controller for operating the toilet device, a mirror provided on the side wall of the toilet room, having a second illumination, and a third illumination for illuminating the lower part, and provided below the mirror in the toilet room And a controller that controls the cabinet that is separated from the floor surface of the toilet room, the first lighting, the second lighting, and the third lighting, and the control unit includes the entrance to the room. A toilet system characterized in that after the detection sensor detects a human body, the first illumination and the second illumination are turned on, and after the first illumination and the second illumination are turned on, the third illumination is turned on. is there.

  According to this toilet system, first, the position relatively close to the height of the human eye is illuminated by the first illumination and the second illumination, so that the situation in the toilet room can be recognized and confirmed immediately. And the safety check of a step can be performed by the floor surface of a toilet room being illuminated by the 3rd lighting after that. For this reason, the convenience of a toilet room can be improved. In addition, by shifting each illumination to light, it is possible to suppress a change in brightness in the toilet room, to reduce glare to the user, and to enhance the rendering performance by illumination.

  2nd invention has a toilet bowl, the toilet seat provided on the said toilet bowl, and 1st illumination, The toilet apparatus provided in a toilet room, and the human body detection sensor which detects the human body in the said toilet room And a remote controller for operating the toilet device, a mirror provided on the side wall of the toilet room, having a second illumination, and a third illumination for illuminating the lower part, and provided below the mirror in the toilet room And a controller that controls the cabinet that is separated from the floor surface of the toilet room, the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination, and the controller is configured to detect the human body. The toilet system is characterized in that after the sensor detects a human body, the third illumination is turned on, and after the third illumination is turned on, the first illumination and the second illumination are turned on.

  According to this toilet system, when the user enters the toilet room, the floor surface of the toilet room is first illuminated, so that the toilet room can be safely moved. Moreover, since the 1st illumination and the 2nd illumination are turned on after turning on the 3rd illumination, while suppressing the change of the brightness in a toilet room, reducing the glare to a user, and improving the presentation property by illumination It becomes possible.

  According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, the control unit gradually increases the illuminance when each of the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination is turned on. This is a toilet system characterized by this.

  According to this toilet system, it is possible to further enhance the stage performance while further suppressing the change in brightness in the toilet room.

  In a fourth aspect based on the third aspect, when the control unit turns on the first illumination, the illuminance of the first illumination is increased to the first illuminance and the second illumination is turned on. In addition, when the illuminance of the second illumination is increased to the second illuminance and the third illumination is turned on, the illuminance of the third illumination is increased to the third illuminance and the lighting of the third illumination is started. The time to increase to the third illuminance is the time to increase to the first illuminance after starting to turn on the first illumination and the time to increase to the second illuminance after starting to turn on the second illumination. It is a toilet system characterized in that it is longer than the time.

  According to this toilet system, the third illumination illuminates the floor surface of the toilet room, and is less likely to enter the user's field of view than the first illumination and the second illumination. By making the time from the start of lighting of the third illumination until reaching the predetermined illuminance longer than the time from the start of lighting of the first illumination and the second illumination until reaching the predetermined illuminance, In addition to enhancing the appeal of the effect, it is possible to further increase the performance by turning the third illumination on and between the lighting of the first illumination and the second illumination.

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, at least one of the illuminance and the color temperature of at least one of the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination is controlled by the remote controller. It is a toilet system that can be set.

  According to this toilet system, at least one of illuminance and color temperature can be changed according to the user of the toilet system.

  According to the aspect of the present invention, a toilet system that can improve usability and performance is provided.

It is a perspective view of the toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure showing the toilet apparatus which the toilet system which concerns on 1st Embodiment has. It is a partial sectional view of the toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view of the remote control which the toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing an example of operation of each component which the toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing other examples of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing other examples of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing other examples of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 1st embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing an example of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 2nd embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing an example of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 2nd embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing an example of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 2nd embodiment has. It is a timing chart showing an example of operation of each component which a toilet system concerning a 2nd embodiment has.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment.
The toilet system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a toilet device 10, a mirror 20, a cabinet 30, and a remote controller 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet system 1 may further include a hand washing device 40. The toilet device 10, the mirror 20, the cabinet 30, the hand-washing machine 40, and the remote controller 50 are provided in the toilet room TR.

  In the present specification, “direction” is used for description of each embodiment. These “directions” all represent directions as viewed from the user seated on the toilet seat of the toilet apparatus 10. For example, the front is “front” when viewed from the user seated on the toilet seat, and the right side is “right” when viewed from the user seated on the toilet seat.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet device 10 is installed on the floor surface FS of the toilet room TR. Or the toilet device 10 may be supported by the support | pillar on the side wall behind the toilet device 10.

FIG. 2A is a plan view of the toilet apparatus 10 included in the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the toilet apparatus 10.
As illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the toilet apparatus 10 includes a toilet 11, a toilet seat 12, a toilet lid 13, a main body 14, and an illumination 16.

  The toilet seat 12 is provided on the toilet 11. The toilet lid 13 is provided on the toilet 11 so as to cover the toilet seat 12. The main body 14 is provided at the upper rear part of the toilet 11. The toilet seat 12 and the toilet lid 13 are pivotally supported by the main body 14 so as to be rotatable.

  The main body 14 includes a controller 15, a human body detection sensor 17, and a seating detection sensor 18. The human body detection sensor 17 is, for example, an infrared sensor or a microwave sensor, and detects the human body entering the toilet room TR. The seating detection sensor 18 is a distance measuring sensor using infrared rays, for example, and detects the seating of a human body on the toilet seat 12. The human body detection sensor 17 and the seating detection sensor 18 transmit the detection result to the control unit 15. The control unit 15 controls operations of various components provided in the toilet room TR based on the detection results transmitted from the human body detection sensor 17 and the seating detection sensor 18.

  The illumination 16 is provided behind the toilet 11 and is located on the main body 14. The lighting 16 irradiates light L1 toward the rear of the toilet device 10 when lit, and illuminates the wall behind the toilet device 10. Or the illumination 16 may be provided in the side of the both sides of the toilet bowl 11. FIG. In this case, the illumination 16 irradiates light toward the side of the toilet apparatus 10 at the time of lighting. Or the illumination 16 may be provided in the side and the back of the toilet apparatus 10.

  The toilet apparatus 10 may further have a heating toilet seat function for warming the toilet seat 12 and a local cleaning function for cleaning a local part of a user seated on the toilet seat 12.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment.
More specifically, FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional structure in a plane perpendicular to the side wall SW <b> 1 including the mirror 20, the cabinet 30, and the remote controller 50. Moreover, in FIG. 3, the cross-sectional structure of the hand-washing machine 40 is represented by the broken line.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mirror 20 includes a control unit 21, an illumination 22, and a support unit 23. The mirror 20 is fixed to the side wall SW1 inside the toilet room TR by a support portion 23. The mirror 20 is located on the side of the toilet device 10 and has a mirror surface facing the inside of the toilet room TR. The control unit 21 receives the signal sent from the control unit 15 and turns on or off the illumination 22 based on the signal. The illumination 22 irradiates light L2 toward the lower side of the mirror 20 at the time of lighting. A part of the illumination 22 is located above the hand-washing machine 40. When the illumination 22 is turned on, the hand-washing machine 40 is illuminated by the light L2.

The illumination 22 is provided on the back side of the lower part of the mirror 20, for example. The illumination 22 may be provided to be inclined toward the indoor side of the toilet room TR rather than the example shown in FIG. Or, in order to more strongly illuminate the side wall SW1 below the mirror 20, it may be provided inclined toward the side wall SW1 side.
Note that the illumination 22 is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. In this case, the illumination 22 is provided along the lower end of the mirror 20, for example. Alternatively, the illumination 22 may be provided at both the upper end and the lower end of the mirror 20. In this case, each illumination 22 is provided along the upper end and the lower end of the mirror 20. However, in any configuration, the illumination 22 emits light toward the lower side of the mirror 20.

  The cabinet 30 has a space inside, and is configured to be able to store equipment in the internal space. The cabinet 30 is attached to the side wall SW1 of the toilet room TR below the mirror 20. Moreover, the cabinet 30 is separated from the floor surface FS of the toilet room TR, and a space is formed between the cabinet 30 and the floor surface FS. The cabinet 30 is, for example, a push type without a handle, and the user can open the drawer by pushing the front door.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the cabinet 30 includes a control unit 31, a cover 32, and an illumination 33. The control unit 31 receives the signal sent from the control unit 15 and turns on or off the illumination 33 based on the signal. One end of the cover 32 is fixed to the bottom surface of the cabinet 30. The cover 32 is bent so that the other end extends toward the side wall SW <b> 1 and the other end is parallel to the floor surface FS and is separated from the bottom surface of the cabinet 30. The illumination 33 is placed on the other end of the cover 32. For this reason, the illumination 33 is provided in a position that cannot be seen from the inside of the toilet room TR. The illumination 33 irradiates light L3 toward the sidewall SW1. A part of the light L3 is reflected by the side wall SW1 and illuminates the floor surface FS below the cabinet 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hand washing machine 40 includes a bowl 41 and a faucet 42. The hand-washing machine 40 is provided on a part of the cabinet 30. In the cabinet 30, a water distribution pipe (not shown) connected to the drain outlet of the bowl 41 is provided. When the illumination 22 is turned on, the upper surface of the cabinet 30 including the vicinity of the hand washing machine 40 is illuminated.

  The remote controller 50 is embedded in the cabinet 30, for example. A space is formed below the remote controller 50. A paper winder (paper holder) is provided inside the space, and toilet paper is held by the paper winder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a remote control included in the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4A shows a state in which the remote controller 50 is opened, and FIG. 4B shows a state in which the remote controller 50 is closed.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the remote controller 50 includes a control unit 51, an operation unit 52, an illumination 53, and an illumination 54. As shown in FIG. 4A, the operation unit 52 is normally housed inside the remote controller 50. On the other hand, when the seating detection sensor 18 detects the seating of the user, a signal is transmitted to the control unit 51 via the control unit 15 so that the user can operate as shown in FIG. The operation unit 52 is rotated and opened. The user can use the operation unit 52 to, for example, start and stop the local cleaning function, clean the toilet 11, and turn on / off the toilet seat heating function.

  Further, the control unit 51 turns on or off the illumination 53 and the illumination 54 based on the detection result of the human body detection sensor 17. The operation unit 52 includes, for example, buttons 52 a to 52 c and a touch screen 52 d, and the illumination 53 illuminates these elements from the inside of the remote controller 50 when it is turned on. When illuminated, the illumination 54 emits light L4 to illuminate the vicinity of the paper winder provided below the remote controller 50.

  The illuminations 16, 22, 33, 53, and 54 described above are, for example, LEDs (light emitting diodes). The user can change the illuminance and color temperature of each of the illuminations 16, 22, 33, 53, and 54 by operating the operation unit 52. As an example, the user can change the illuminance and color temperature of each illumination in a stepwise manner by operating the operation unit 52 and selecting the level of illuminance and color temperature.

  Although the case where the remote controller 50 is embedded in the cabinet 30 has been described here, the remote controller 50 may be attached to the front surface of the cabinet 30. In this case, the remote controller 50 may not include the touch screen 52d, the illumination 53, and the like.

Next, the operation of each component in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing an example of the operation of each component included in the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 5, the name of each component is described on the left side of the chart. Moreover, the name of the unit which has each component is described under each component for reference. In FIG. 5, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the operation of each component.

First, a normal operation in the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 5, timing t <b> 0 is a state in which a human body is not detected by the human body detection sensor 17 and seating is not detected by the seating detection sensor 18. In this state, the toilet lid 13 and the operation unit 52 are closed, and the respective lights are turned off.

  Next, when a human body (user of the toilet system 1) is detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at timing t1, the toilet lid 13 is opened, and the lights 16, 22, 53, and 54 start to light. At this time, as an example, the illuminance of the illuminations 53 and 54 increases stepwise. In contrast, the illuminances of the illumination 16 and the illumination 22 gradually increase and reach a certain illuminance at a timing t2 after a predetermined time from the timing t1. In addition, at timing t1, the illumination 33 does not start lighting and remains off.

  Next, the illumination 33 starts to turn on at a timing t3 after a predetermined time from the timing t1. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the timing t3 is after the timing t2, but may be before the timing t2. That is, the lighting 33 may start to turn on when the lighting 16 and 22 are gradually brightened.

  The illuminance of the illumination 33 gradually increases as in the illuminations 16 and 22, and reaches a constant illuminance at a timing t5 after a predetermined time from the timing t3. At this time, the time from when the lighting 33 starts to reach a certain illuminance is longer than the time from when the lighting 16 and 22 starts to reach a certain illuminance. That is, the interval between timings t3 and t5 is longer than the interval between timings t1 and t2.

  Further, when the seating of the user on the toilet seat 12 is detected at the timing t4, the operation unit 52 starts to open. When the operation unit 52 is completely opened, the user can operate the operation unit 52.

  The timings t3 and t5 depend on the detection result of the human body detection sensor 17, while the timing t4 depends on the detection result of the seating detection sensor 18. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the timing t4 is located between the timings t3 and t5. However, the context of these timings can be changed by the operation of the user of the toilet system 1.

  Next, for example, local washing, toilet bowl washing, hand washing using the hand washing machine 40, and the like are performed by the user. Thereafter, when the user is no longer detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at the timing t6 (the user leaves the toilet room TR), the lights 16, 22, and 33 start to be turned off at the timing t7 after a predetermined time. Is done. The illuminance of the illuminations 16, 22, and 33 gradually decreases over a predetermined period of time as in the case of lighting. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the time from the start of turn-off to the turn-off of each of the lights 16, 22, and 33 is the same, but these times may be different from each other.

  In addition, at timing t8 after a predetermined time from timing t6, the lights 53 and 54 are turned off, and the toilet lid 13 and the operation unit 52 are closed.

  The operation of each component described above is directly or indirectly controlled by the control unit 15, for example. For example, lighting and extinguishing of the illumination 16 are controlled by the control unit 15. For the illuminations 22, 33, 53, and 54, the control unit 15 transmits a signal to each of the control units 21, 31, and 51, and each control unit transmits a signal based on the received signal. Controls lighting and extinguishing. For the operation unit 52, the control unit 15 transmits a signal to the control unit 51, and the control unit 51 controls the opening / closing operation of the operation unit 52 based on the received signal.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user enters the toilet room TR, the lights 16 and 22 are first turned on, and then the light 33 is turned on. That is, in the toilet room TR, first, a position relatively close to the height of the human eye is illuminated by the illumination of the toilet device 10 and the mirror 20, and then the foot is illuminated by the illumination of the cabinet 30.

  Since the toilet room TR is surrounded by walls, depending on the installation environment of the toilet room TR, the brightness in the room may not be sufficient when the user enters the room. According to the above-described control of the lighting sequence, a position relatively close to the height of the person's line of sight is illuminated by the lighting 16 and the lighting 22, so that the situation in the toilet room TR can be immediately confirmed. Then, the floor surface FS of the toilet room TR is illuminated by the illumination 33 thereafter, so that the safety of the feet can be confirmed. For this reason, the usability of the toilet room TR can be improved. In addition, by shifting each illumination to light, it is possible to suppress a change in brightness in the toilet room TR, to make it difficult for the user to feel dazzling, and to enhance the rendering performance by illumination.

  In particular, in the timing chart shown in FIG. 5, the user's entry is detected and the toilet lid 13 is opened. At this time, the user's attention is drawn to the toilet lid 13. For this reason, it is possible to enhance performance by illuminating the height relatively close to the toilet lid 13 with the illumination 16 of the toilet apparatus 10 and the illumination 22 of the mirror 20 in a state where the toilet lid 13 is opened. .

  Further, when the lights 16, 22, and 33 are turned on, these lights are gradually brightened over time, thereby further suppressing the change in brightness in the toilet room TR and further enhancing the performance. It becomes possible to raise.

At this time, as in the timing chart shown in FIG. 5, it is desirable that the illumination 33 is gradually brightened over the time of the illuminations 16 and 22. This is due to the following reason.
The illumination 33 illuminates the floor surface FS of the toilet room TR and is less likely to enter the user's view than the illuminations 16 and 22. By making the time from the lighting start of the lighting 33 until reaching the predetermined illuminance longer than the time from the lighting start of the lighting 16 and 22 until reaching the predetermined illuminance, the user is informed of the lighting effect. In addition to improving the performance, it is possible to increase and decrease the staging between the lighting of the illumination 33 and the lighting of the illuminations 16 and 22, thereby further enhancing the performance.

  Furthermore, by opening the operation unit 52 when the user's seat on the toilet seat 12 is detected, the system can be operated in accordance with the movement of the user, and the performance can be further improved and the usability can be improved. It becomes possible.

  For example, in the case of an elderly person, the sensitivity with respect to light is low compared with a young person. For this reason, when an elderly person mainly uses a toilet system, it is desirable to set illumination intensity high. By making it possible to set at least one of the illuminance and color temperature of at least one of the lights 16, 22, and 33 by the operation unit 52 of the remote controller 50, these conditions can be changed according to the user of the toilet system. It is possible to further improve the convenience of the toilet system.

Next, other operations of the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIGS. 6-8 is a timing chart showing other examples of operation | movement of each component which the toilet system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment has.
6 to 8, names of the respective components are described on the left side of the chart. The horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the operation of each component.

First, the operation of each component when the user of the toilet system performs only standing urine without sitting on the toilet seat 12 will be described with reference to FIG.
When a human body is detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at timings t0 to t3 in the timing chart shown in FIG. 6, the toilet lid 13 is opened and the lights 16, 22, 33, 53, and 54 are turned on. This is the same as the timing chart shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, since the seating by the seating detection sensor 18 is not detected at the timing t4, the operation unit 52 remains closed. Thereafter, when the user leaves the room at timing t6, the lights 16, 22, and 33 start to be turned off at timing t7, and the toilet lid 13 is closed at timing t8, and the lights 53 and 54 are turned off.

  That is, the operation of the toilet system 1 is different from the case where the user sits on the toilet seat 12 in that the operation unit 52 is not opened and closed when the user performs only standing urine.

Next, the operation of the toilet system 1 at midnight will be described with reference to FIG.
The timing chart shown in FIG. 7 is different from the timing chart shown in FIG. 5 in that the illumination 22 is not turned on even when the user is detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at the timing t1. That is, at midnight, the illumination 22 is not turned on even when the user enters the toilet room TR.

  The illumination 22 included in the mirror 20 may be more dazzling to the user because it is easier to see part of the light source when the user is seated on the toilet seat 12 compared to other illuminations. Particularly at midnight, the drowsiness may awaken the user's sleepiness, which is not desirable. As illustrated in FIG. 7, by not turning on the illumination 22 at midnight, the user's arousal can be suppressed and the usability of the toilet system can be improved.

Next, the operation of each component when the user of the toilet apparatus 10 performs only standing urine without sitting on the toilet seat 12 at midnight will be described with reference to FIG.
The timing chart shown in FIG. 8 is different from the timing chart shown in FIG. 6 in that the illumination 22 is not turned on at the timing t1. That is, even during standing urination, by turning off the illumination 22 in which the light source is relatively easy to see, the user's awakening at midnight can be suppressed as in FIG.

  Note that the time period during which the operations shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are performed can be appropriately changed by the user. That is, in the above description, it is described as midnight for convenience. However, the toilet system 1 can be set to perform the operations illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 in a time zone other than midnight.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a toilet system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The toilet system according to the second embodiment includes, for example, the same components as the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the operations of the respective components are different from those of the first embodiment.

FIGS. 9-12 is a timing chart showing an example of operation | movement of each component which the toilet system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment has.
9 to 12, names of the respective constituent elements are described on the left side of the chart. 9 to 12, the horizontal axis represents time, and the vertical axis represents the operation of each component.

First, a normal operation in the toilet system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 9, timing t <b> 0 is a state in which a human body is not detected by the human body detection sensor 17 and seating is not detected by the seating detection sensor 18, as in FIG. 5. In this state, the toilet lid 13 and the operation unit 52 are closed, and the respective lights are turned off.

  Next, when the user is detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at the timing t1, the toilet lid 13 is opened, and the lights 33, 53, and 54 start to light. The illuminances of the illuminations 53 and 54 increase stepwise, while the illuminance of the illumination 33 gradually increases and reaches a constant illuminance at a timing t2 after a predetermined time from the timing t1. Further, at the timing t1, the lights 16 and 22 do not start lighting and remain off.

  Next, the lights 16 and 22 start to turn on at a timing t3 after a predetermined time from the timing t1. In the example shown in FIG. 9, the timing t3 is after the timing t2, but may be before the timing t2.

  The illuminance of the illuminations 16 and 22 gradually increases and reaches a constant illuminance at a timing t5 after a predetermined time from the timing t3. At this time, the interval between timings t3 and t5 is shorter than the interval between timings t1 and t2, for example.

  When the seating of the user on the toilet seat 12 is detected at timing t4, the operation unit 52 is opened, and the user can operate the operation unit 52.

  Next, when the user is no longer detected by the human body detection sensor 17 at timing t6 (the user leaves the toilet room TR), the lights 16, 22, and 33 are turned off at timing t7 after a predetermined time. Be started. The illuminance of the illuminations 16, 22, and 33 gradually decreases over a predetermined period of time as in the case of lighting. In addition, at timing t8 after a predetermined time from timing t6, the lights 53 and 54 are turned off, and the toilet lid 13 and the operation unit 52 are closed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user enters the toilet room TR, the illumination 33 is first turned on, and then the illuminations 16 and 22 are turned on. That is, in the toilet room TR, first, the foot is illuminated by the illumination of the cabinet 30, and then the interior of the toilet room TR is illuminated by the illumination of the toilet device 10 and the mirror 20.

  According to the control of the lighting sequence described above, when the user enters the toilet room TR, the floor surface FS of the toilet room TR is first illuminated, so that the user can safely move within the toilet room TR. In addition, since the lighting 16 and 22 are turned on after the lighting 33 is turned on, it is possible to suppress a change in brightness in the toilet room TR, reduce glare to the user, and improve the rendering performance by the lighting. It becomes possible.

  In addition, when each illumination is turned on, it is gradually brightened over time, so that, as in the first embodiment, the change in brightness in the toilet room TR is further suppressed and the performance is further enhanced. It is possible.

FIG. 10 shows the operation of each component when the user of the toilet system performs only standing urine without sitting on the toilet seat 12.
When the user of the toilet apparatus 10 performs only standing urination, the operation unit 52 is not opened because the seating detection sensor 18 does not detect the seating at the timing t4. That is, the timing chart shown in FIG. 10 is different from the timing chart shown in FIG. 9 in that the operation unit 52 is not opened and closed.

FIG. 11 shows the operation of each component when the user of the toilet system uses the toilet apparatus 10 while sitting on the toilet seat 12 at midnight.
FIG. 12 illustrates the operation of each component when the user of the toilet apparatus 10 does not sit on the toilet seat 12 and performs only standing urine at midnight.
The timing charts shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are different from the timing charts shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in that the lighting 22 is not turned on, similarly to the operation of the toilet system 1 according to the first embodiment. That is, the timing charts shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are the timings shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in that the illumination 22 is not turned on even when the human body detection sensor 17 detects the human body at the timing t1. It is different from the chart.

  According to the operation of the timing chart shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, as in the first embodiment, the illumination 22 is not turned on at midnight, thereby suppressing the user's arousal and improving the usability of the toilet system. Can do.

The invention according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above is particularly effective when the toilet system is provided in a house. Generally, in a house, a toilet system is provided in a hallway. That is, the user of the toilet system enters the toilet room TR through the hallway of the house. At this time, it is conceivable that a user of the toilet system enters the toilet room TR from a bright room through a dark corridor from the evening to the night when lighting is required in the house. Alternatively, at midnight, the user enters the toilet room TR from the dark room through the dark corridor. In such a case, if the illumination in the toilet room TR is turned on all at once and the illuminance changes abruptly, a great discomfort is given to the user. Particularly at midnight, there is a problem that a sudden change in illuminance awakens the user.
In addition, it is said that an elderly person is more sensitive to changes in brightness than a young person. That is, in the case of an elderly person, the change in illuminance may be more uncomfortable than that of a young person.
On the other hand, according to the toilet system according to the embodiment, a part of the plurality of lights starts lighting at a timing different from the other part and gradually increases the illuminance of each light. For this reason, the change of the illuminance in the toilet room TR can be suppressed, and even when the user enters the toilet room TR from the dark corridor, it is difficult to give the user a discomfort due to the change of the illuminance. In particular, at midnight, a change in illuminance is further suppressed by not turning on some of the illumination (illumination 22). For this reason, according to the toilet system which concerns on embodiment, it becomes difficult to give discomfort also to an elderly person, the possibility that a user will be awakened at midnight can be reduced, and usability can be improved.

  In addition, in FIG. 1 showing the toilet system according to the embodiment, the illumination provided on the ceiling is omitted. The ceiling illumination may be automatically turned on when the user enters the room, or may be turned on by a user using a switch. For example, the user can ensure appropriate illuminance in the toilet room TR by adjusting the illuminance of each illumination included in the toilet system according to the embodiment and the ceiling illumination (not shown).

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, the case where the mirror 20 had the illumination 22 was demonstrated. However, in the toilet system according to each embodiment, the mirror 20 may not have the illumination 22. Even in this case, other illuminations included in the tray system according to each embodiment can be controlled in the same manner as the timing charts shown in FIGS.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions. As long as the features of the present invention are provided, those skilled in the art appropriately modified the design of the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the shape, dimensions, material, arrangement, installation form, etc. of each element included in the toilet device 10, the mirror 20, the cabinet 30, the hand-washing machine 40, the remote controller 50, etc. are not limited to those illustrated, but are appropriately changed. can do.
Moreover, each element with which each embodiment mentioned above is provided can be combined as long as technically possible, and the combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet system, 10 Toilet apparatus, 11 Toilet bowl, 12 Toilet seat, 13 Toilet lid, 14 Main body part, 15 Control part, 16 Lighting, 17 Human body detection sensor, 18 Seating detection sensor, 20 Mirror, 21 Control part, 22 Lighting, 30 Cabinet, 31 control unit, 32 cover, 33 lighting, 40 hand washing machine, 41 bowl, 42 faucet, 50 remote control, 51 control unit, 52 operation unit, 52a-52c button, 53 lighting, 54 lighting, FS floor, SW1 Side wall, TR toilet room

Claims (5)

A toilet device having a toilet, a toilet seat provided on the toilet, and a first illumination, and provided in a toilet room;
A human body detection sensor for detecting a human body in the toilet room;
A remote control for operating the toilet device;
A mirror provided on the side wall of the toilet room and having a second illumination;
A cabinet having a third illumination for illuminating the lower part, provided below the mirror in the toilet room, and separated from the floor surface of the toilet room;
A controller that controls the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination;
With
The controller turns on the first illumination and the second illumination after the entrance detection sensor detects a human body, and turns on the third illumination after turning on the first illumination and the second illumination. Toilet system characterized by that. A toilet device having a toilet, a toilet seat provided on the toilet, and a first illumination, and provided in a toilet room;
A human body detection sensor for detecting a human body in the toilet room;
A remote control for operating the toilet device;
A mirror provided on the side wall of the toilet room and having a second illumination;
A cabinet having a third illumination for illuminating the lower part, provided below the mirror in the toilet room, and separated from the floor surface of the toilet room;
A controller that controls the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination;
With
The control unit turns on the third illumination after the human body detection sensor detects a human body, and turns on the first illumination and the second illumination after turning on the third illumination. system.   3. The toilet system according to claim 1, wherein the controller gradually increases the illuminance when each of the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination is turned on. . The controller is
When the first illumination is turned on, the illuminance of the first illumination is increased to the first illuminance,
When the second illumination is turned on, the illuminance of the second illumination is increased to the second illuminance,
When the third illumination is turned on, the illuminance of the third illumination is increased to the third illuminance,
The time between starting lighting of the third illumination and increasing to the third illuminance is the time between starting lighting of the first lighting and increasing to the first illuminance and lighting of the second illumination. The toilet system according to claim 3, wherein the toilet system is longer than a period of time from the start until the second illuminance is increased.   The at least one of illuminance and color temperature of at least one of the first illumination, the second illumination, and the third illumination can be set by the remote controller. Toilet system.

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