JP2019082009A - Remote control device for toilet and toilet device - Google Patents

Abstract

To detect biological information with high accuracy.SOLUTION: A remote control device 20 for a toilet comprises: a housing 21 installed in a toilet room R; an operation part 23 installed on an outer surface of the housing 21 and for remotely controlling an electric device 17 attached to a toilet bowl device 11; and a sensor 25 installed on the outer surface of the housing 21 and for detecting biological information by putting a finger thereon. A mounting position of the remote control device 20 for the toilet is positioned, by preferentially considering easiness of the operation of the operation part 23, at a position above a toilet seat 14, or at a height relatively near to the heart of a seated person of the seat 14. The seated person of the seat 14 is not forced to take an unnatural posture when touching the operation part 23 or the sensor 25 with the finger.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet remote control device and a toilet device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a toilet apparatus provided with a finger blood pressure sensor as a means capable of simply measuring a health condition based on biological information detected from a fingertip. The privacy of the restrooms in the home is maintained and the feeling is calmed down, and after defecation, the parasympathetic nerve predominates to stabilize the blood flow. Therefore, it is preferable to perform detection of blood flow with the finger blood pressure sensor in the toilet in terms of enhancing detection accuracy. In the toilet apparatus of Patent Document 1, the finger blood pressure sensor is provided on the side of the toilet bowl, and a person sitting on the toilet seat applies a fingertip to the finger blood pressure sensor when detecting blood flow. .

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 5-77374

  The finger blood pressure sensor described above is disposed at approximately the same height as the toilet seat, that is, at a position lower than the heart, so that the blood flow is affected by gravity, which may cause a reduction in measurement accuracy. As a means for improving the measurement accuracy, it is conceivable to separate the finger blood pressure sensor from the toilet bowl and attach it at a position higher than the toilet seat on the wall of the toilet room. However, if there is not enough space in the wall surface and there is a restriction on the attachment position of the finger blood pressure sensor, there is a possibility that an occupant seated on the toilet seat may be forced to take an excessive posture such as twisting the upper body at the time of measurement. Measurement in such an unreasonable posture causes the measurement accuracy of the finger blood pressure sensor to decrease.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and has an object to be solved to be able to detect biological information with high accuracy.

The toilet remote control of the first invention is
A housing provided in the toilet room,
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the housing for remotely controlling an electric device attached to the toilet bowl device;
A sensor provided on an outer surface of the housing and detecting biological information by touching a fingertip;
The sensor may be disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit.

Moreover, the toilet apparatus of the second invention is
A toilet bowl device having a toilet bowl body and a toilet seat;
An electric device attached to the toilet bowl device;
Equipped with a toilet remote control,
The toilet remote control is
A housing provided in the toilet room,
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the housing for remotely operating the motorized device;
And a sensor provided on the outer surface of the housing and detecting biological information by touching a fingertip.
The sensor may be disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit.

The toilet remote control of the third invention is
A housing attached to the wall of the toilet room,
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the housing for remotely controlling an electric device attached to the toilet bowl device;
It is characterized in that it comprises: a sensor provided on the outer surface of the housing and detecting biological information by touching a fingertip.

  According to the first to third inventions, the position where the toilet remote control is attached is set with priority given to the ease of operation of the operation unit for the seat occupant sitting on the toilet seat. There is no risk of being forced into an unreasonable posture when touching the operation unit or sensor. Therefore, detection of biological information by the sensor can be performed with high accuracy. Further, in the first and second inventions, “in the vicinity” is “proximity to operate the operation unit with another finger of the same hand while keeping the finger of one hand on the sensor” Define as According to this configuration, the detection of the biological information by the sensor and the operation of the operation unit can be simultaneously performed with only one hand.

The perspective view showing the toilet apparatus of Example 1 The perspective view of the remote control for toilets of Example 1 The perspective view of the toilet remote control of Example 2 The perspective view of the remote control for toilets of Example 3 The perspective view of the toilet remote control of Example 4 The perspective view of the toilet remote control of Example 5 A schematic plan view showing the positional relationship between the sensor element and the operation unit

  In the first and second inventions, the housing may be attached to a wall surface of the toilet room. When the sensor is disposed on the side of the toilet seat of the toilet bowl, the toilet bowl becomes larger in the width direction, but according to the above configuration, the housing provided with the sensor is arranged on the wall surface of the toilet As a result, it is possible to avoid the enlargement of the toilet bowl device.

In the third invention, the sensor may be disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit. "Nearby" is defined as "the proximity with which the operation unit can be operated with another finger of the same hand while the fingertip of one hand is held against the sensor". According to this configuration, the detection of the biological information by the sensor and the operation of the operation unit can be simultaneously performed with only one hand.
In the first to third inventions, a region of the outer surface of the housing where the operation unit is disposed may be an operation surface, and the sensor may be disposed on the operation surface. According to this configuration, when a finger of one hand is put on the sensor, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation surface, so that the operability when operating the operation unit while detecting with the sensor is good.

  In the first to third inventions, the sensor and the plurality of operation units may be arranged substantially in a line. According to this configuration, when a finger of one hand is put on the sensor, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation unit, so that the operability when operating the operation unit while detecting with the sensor is good.

  In the first to third inventions, the sensor includes a pair of light emitting units and one light receiving unit arranged to be aligned along the length direction of the finger applied to the sensor, and the sensor and the operation The parts may be arranged adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting the arranging direction of the pair of light emitting parts and the one light receiving part. According to this configuration, when the finger of one hand is applied to the sensor in the correct direction, another finger of the same hand naturally strikes the operation unit. Therefore, operability when operating the operation unit while detecting with the sensor Is good.

  In the first to third inventions, the housing has an operation surface on which the operation unit is disposed, and a finger contact surface which is continuous at a predetermined angle with respect to the operation surface, and the sensor is the sensor. It may be disposed on the finger contact surface. According to this configuration, when one hand is naturally bent inward, and one of the fingers of that hand is applied to the sensor, the other finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation unit. Therefore, the operability at the time of operating the operation unit while being detected by the sensor is good.

  In the first to third inventions, the sensor may be disposed on the upper surface of the housing. According to this configuration, when the finger is placed on the sensor, the reaction force from the sensor to the finger does not become excessive or too small, so detection accuracy in the case where the pulse wave is detected by the sensor is high.

  In the first to third inventions, the casing may have an upward inclined surface which is oblique to the vertical direction, and the sensor may be disposed on the inclined surface. According to this configuration, since the sensor is disposed on the upward inclined surface that is oblique to the vertical direction, it is easier to put a finger on the sensor than when the sensor is provided on the vertical surface .

Example 1
A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the diagonally lower right in FIGS. 1 and 2 is defined as the front in the front-rear direction. With regard to the upper and lower directions, the directions appearing in FIGS. 1 and 2 are defined as upper and lower as they are.

  The toilet apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment includes the toilet bowl apparatus 11, the toilet remote control 20, and the sensor 25. The toilet apparatus 11 includes a toilet body 12 having a toilet bowl 13 and a drainage channel, a toilet seat 14 attached to the upper surface of the toilet body 12, and a toilet lid 15 for opening and closing the opening of the upper surface of the toilet body 12. And a water supply tank 16 for storing washing water to be supplied to the toilet body 12.

  The toilet device 10 is provided with a motorized device 17 attached to the toilet device 11. A shower nozzle 18 of a local cleaning device is shown in FIG. 1 as an example of the motorized device 17. The electrically powered device 17 is remotely operated by the toilet remote control 20. As the motorized device 17 other than the local cleaning device, a toilet bowl cleaning device (not shown), an anomalous device (not shown), a toilet lid opening / closing device (not shown), a toilet seat opening / closing device (not shown), a toilet seat heating device (not shown) There are a hot air device (not shown), a deodorizing device (not shown) and the like.

  The toilet remote control 20 is means for remotely operating the motorized device 17, and structurally, the case 21 fixed to the wall W and a plurality of operation parts 23 provided on the outer surface of the case 21; A sensor 25 and a battery (not shown) are provided. The front surface of the housing 21 (the surface viewed when facing the wall surface W) is an upward operating surface 22 (an inclined surface described in the claims) forming a substantially rectangular shape elongated in the width direction. The operation surface 22 consists of a plane inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The horizontal distance from the wall W is inclined in such a manner that the horizontal distance gradually increases from the upper end to the lower end of the housing 21.

  The operation surface 22 is provided with a plurality of operation units 23 formed of push buttons and the like. The front view shape of the operation unit 23 is substantially rectangular, and is arranged in a state where the vertical and horizontal directions are aligned. By pushing and operating the plurality of operation units 23, it is possible to start / stop the motorized device 17 and adjust the function of the motorized device 17. In the left end side region in the width direction of the operation surface 22, the plurality of operation parts 23 are divided into upper and lower two stages, and arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the width direction in each stage. At the central portion in the width direction of the operation surface 22, vertically long operation portions 23 are arranged side by side. At the right end in the width direction of the operation surface 22, a monitor 24 for displaying an operation state by the operation unit 23 or the like is disposed.

  The toilet remote control 20 is attached to the wall surface W on the left side of the toilet room R. The mounting position of the toilet remote control 20 gives priority to the ease of operation considering that the toilet user (not shown) operates the operation unit 23 of the toilet remote control 20 while sitting on the toilet seat 14 It is set. That is, the toilet remote control 20 is disposed at a position above the toilet seat 14 in the vertical direction, that is, at a height relatively close to the heart of the seat occupant seated on the toilet seat 14. In addition, with respect to the longitudinal direction of the toilet room R, when a person sitting on the toilet seat 14 tries to operate the operation unit 23 with a fingertip, the person is disposed at a position where there is no fear of being forced to bend the upper body. Ru.

  A sensor 25 is provided on the operation surface 22. The sensor 25 constitutes a biological information device 26 together with an information processing unit (not shown) provided in the toilet remote control 20 and the monitor 24. The biological information device 26 specifies a simple measurement of the health condition such as blood vessel age and stress degree, and an individual based on biological information (pulse wave, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, vein pattern, fingerprint etc.) from the fingertip. To carry out biometric authentication.

  When the belly of the fingertip is placed on the surface of the sensor 25, the sensor 25 detects biological information obtained from the fingertip and outputs the detected information as an electrical signal to the information processing unit. The information processing unit performs arithmetic processing based on the detection signal (biological information) from the sensor 25 and outputs the arithmetic result to the monitor 24 as a simple measurement value of health condition, personal authentication information, or the like. The biological information device 26 diverts a battery for supplying power to the toilet remote control 20 as a power source.

  The sensor 25 has a vertically-long rectangular shape in a front view, and has a size slightly smaller than the fingertip of the second finger (forefinger) (a portion on the tip side of the first joint to the finger). In other words, when the fingertip of the second finger is placed on the sensor 25, the size is such that the entire sensor 25 is hidden by the fingertip. The sensor 25 is disposed at the left end of the operation surface 22 (a position adjacent to the left of the operation unit 23 positioned at the left end). Specifically, the sensor 25 is disposed adjacent to the left side of the operation unit 23 positioned at the rearmost end in the lower stage of the two upper and lower stages. That is, the sensor 25 and the plurality of operation units 23 disposed in the lower stage are arranged in line in the width direction (front-rear direction) and in close proximity.

  The upper and lower dimensions of the sensor 25 are smaller than the upper and lower dimensions of the lower operation portion 23. The upper edge of the outer peripheral edge of the sensor 25 is positioned at the same height as the upper edge of the outer peripheral edge of the lower operation portion 23. That is, the positional relationship between the sensor 25 and the operation unit 23 is at least a part of the sensor 25 and at least a part of the operation unit 23 in a direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the alignment direction (front-back direction) of the sensor 25 and the operation unit 23 Are located in the same area (height).

  The surface of the sensor 25 (the surface on which the fingertip is to be applied) is a plane parallel to the surface of the operation unit 23 (the surface on which the fingertip is to be pressed and operated). The parallel pitch of the sensor 25 and the lower operation unit 23 is such a pitch that the sensor 25 and the plurality of operation units 23 can be touched simultaneously with only one finger. In addition, the sensor 25 and the upper operation unit 23 also have a positional relationship in which the sensor 25 and the plurality of operation units 23 can be touched simultaneously with only one finger.

  Therefore, if the right hand is extended to the toilet remote control 20 and the second finger is applied to the sensor 25, the third finger (middle finger), the fourth finger (ring finger), and the fifth finger (little finger) of the right hand are also stretched naturally. For example, it can be applied to a plurality of operation units 23. As a result, it is possible to operate the plurality of operation units 23 at the same time while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 25 with only one hand. Further, with regard to the operation unit 23 far from the sensor 25, the biological information detection by the sensor 25 and the operation of the operation unit 23 can be simultaneously performed by widening the finger interval.

  Further, the substantially square sensor 25 and the substantially square operation unit 23 are disposed so that the longitudinal and lateral directions are aligned (the sides of the outer peripheral edge are parallel). Therefore, it is easy to perform an operation of operating the plurality of operation units 23 with another finger at the same time while detecting the biological information by placing the second finger on the sensor 25 with only one hand.

  The toilet remote control 20 according to the first embodiment includes the sensor 25, so that a person sitting on the toilet seat 14 applies a fingertip to the sensor 25 to detect a pulse wave of blood flow and measure the blood vessel age. Etc. are possible. The privacy of the restrooms in the home is maintained and the feeling is calmed down, and after defecation, the parasympathetic nerve predominates to stabilize the blood flow. Therefore, it is preferable to perform the pulse wave measurement by the sensor 25 in the toilet in terms of enhancing the detection accuracy.

  When the biological information device 26 including the sensor 25 is provided on an arm (not shown) provided on the side of the toilet seat 14, a power supply for supplying power to the biological information device 26 is also installed on the arm. As a result, the size of the arm portion is increased. In that respect, in the first embodiment, since the biological information device 26 is incorporated in the toilet remote control 20 and the battery for the toilet remote control 20 is used as a power source for supplying power to the biological information device 26, the biological information The device 26 can be miniaturized.

  Moreover, in the first embodiment, since the sensor 25 is disposed on the operation surface 22 of the remote control 20 for the toilet as well as the operation unit 23, even when a seated person on the toilet seat 14 applies a fingertip to the sensor 25, the finger Will be lifted to a height relatively close to the heart. Moreover, the seated person is not forced to take an unreasonable posture such as twisting the upper body. As a result, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 can be performed with high accuracy.

  Further, the sensor 25 is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit 23. Here, “proximate” is defined as “closeness with which the operation unit 23 can be operated with another finger of the same hand while the fingertip of one hand is held against the sensor 25”. Therefore, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 and operation of the operation unit 23 can be simultaneously performed with only one hand.

  Moreover, the area (front of the case 21) where the operation unit 23 is disposed among the outer surface of the case 21 is the operation surface 22, and the sensor 25 is also disposed on the operation surface 22 where the operation unit 23 is arranged. It is done. Furthermore, the sensor 25 and the plurality of operation units 23 arranged in the lower stage are arranged substantially in a line along the width direction. According to these configurations, when the finger of one hand is put on the sensor 25, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation surface 22. Therefore, when operating the operation unit 23 while detecting by the sensor 25, Operability is good.

  Further, the housing 21 has an upward inclined surface (operation surface 22) which is oblique to the vertical direction, and the sensor 25 is disposed on the inclined surface (operation surface 22). According to this configuration, the sensor 25 is disposed on the upward inclined surface which is oblique to the vertical direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the sensor 25 is provided on the surface in the vertical direction, the operation of putting a finger on the sensor 25 Easy to do.

Example 2
A second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. The toilet remote control 30 of the second embodiment is configured such that the shape of the housing 31 and the position of the sensor 25 are different from those of the first embodiment. The other parts of the configuration are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and descriptions of the structures, operations, and effects are omitted.

  The overall shape of the case 31 of the second embodiment, the shape and arrangement of the operation unit 23, and the position of the monitor 24 are the same as those of the first embodiment. At the upper end portion of the housing 31 of the second embodiment, a finger rest portion 32 in the form of horizontally projecting from the central portion in the width direction to the front side is integrally formed. The upper surface of the finger placement unit 32 is connected flush with the upper surface of the housing 31. A sensor 25 is disposed at the center in the width direction of the finger placement unit 32. The region of the finger placement portion 32 sandwiching the sensor 25 in the width direction is a pair of placement regions for placing the portion on the root side of the finger (first joint) of the finger when the finger is placed on the sensor 25 It is 33.

  The toilet remote control 30 of the second embodiment is attached to the left wall surface (not shown) of the toilet room (not shown). As in the first embodiment, the mounting position of the toilet remote control 30 gives priority to the ease of operation of the operation unit 23 of the toilet remote control 30, and the height in the vertical direction is relatively close to the heart of the seat occupant in the toilet seat. The toilet seat is disposed at a position where there is no risk that the person sitting on the toilet seat will be forced into an excessive position in the front-rear direction of the toilet room.

  Therefore, even when a finger is put on the sensor 25 provided on the toilet remote control 30 to detect biological information, the finger is lifted to a height relatively close to the heart, and the seated person is forced to take an unreasonable posture. Nor. As a result, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 can be performed with high accuracy.

  When the right hand is extended to the remote control 30 for the toilet and the second finger is placed on the sensor 25 and touched, the first finger (thumb) of the right hand naturally has an operation surface 22 diagonally upward (the inclined surface described in the claims) Position to correspond. Therefore, it is possible to operate the operation unit 23 with the first finger at the same time while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 25 with only one hand.

  Further, since the sensor 25 is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit 23, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 and operation of the operation unit 23 can be simultaneously performed with only one hand. Furthermore, since the sensor 25 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 31, when the finger is placed on the sensor 25, there is no risk that the reaction force from the sensor 25 to the finger will be excessive or excessive. Thereby, the detection accuracy in the case where the pulse wave is detected by the sensor 25 is high.

Example 3
A third embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIG. The toilet remote control 40 according to the third embodiment is configured such that the shape of the housing 41 and the position of the sensor 25 are different from those of the first embodiment. The other parts of the configuration are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and descriptions of the structures, operations, and effects are omitted.

  The overall shape of the case 41 of the third embodiment, the shape and arrangement of the operation unit 23, and the position of the monitor 24 are the same as those of the first embodiment. At the lower end portion of the housing 41 of the third embodiment, a finger rest portion 42 in the form of horizontally projecting from the central portion in the width direction to the front side is integrally formed. The upper surface of the finger placement portion 42 is continued to the lower end edge of the obliquely upward operation surface 22 (the inclined surface described in the claims), and is a finger rest that forms a predetermined angle (an angle slightly larger than 90 °) with the operation surface 22 It is a face 43. A sensor 25 is disposed at the center in the width direction of the finger contact surface 43. The region of the finger contact surface 43 sandwiching the sensor 25 in the width direction is a pair of placement regions for placing a portion on the root side of the finger (first joint) of the finger when the finger is placed on the sensor 25 It is 44.

  The toilet remote control 40 of the third embodiment is attached to the left wall surface (not shown) of the toilet room (not shown). As in the first embodiment, the mounting position of the toilet remote control 40 gives priority to the ease of operation of the operation unit 23 of the toilet remote control 40, and the height is relatively close to the seat occupant's heart on the toilet seat in the vertical direction. The toilet seat is disposed at a position where there is no risk that the person sitting on the toilet seat will be forced into an excessive position in the front-rear direction of the toilet room.

  Therefore, even when a finger is put on the sensor 25 provided in the toilet remote control 40 to detect biological information, the finger is lifted to a height relatively close to the heart, and the seated person is forced to take an unreasonable posture. Nor. As a result, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 can be performed with high accuracy.

  When the right hand is extended to the remote control 40 for the toilet and the second finger (index finger) is placed on the sensor 25 and touched, similarly, the third finger (middle finger), the fourth finger (ring finger), the fifth finger (little finger) of the right hand are plural Can be applied to the operation unit 23 of Therefore, it is possible to operate the plurality of operation parts 23 simultaneously while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 25 with only one hand. Further, with regard to the operation unit 23 far from the sensor 25, the biological information detection by the sensor 25 and the operation of the operation unit 23 can be simultaneously performed by widening the finger interval.

  Further, since the sensor 25 is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit 23, detection of biological information by the sensor 25 and operation of the operation unit 23 can be simultaneously performed with only one hand. Furthermore, since the sensor 25 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 41, when the finger is placed on the sensor 25, there is no risk that the reaction force from the sensor 25 to the finger will be excessive or excessive. Thereby, the detection accuracy in the case where the pulse wave is detected by the sensor 25 is high.

  In addition, the housing 41 has an operation surface 22 on which the operation unit 23 is disposed, and a finger contact surface 43 continuous with the operation surface 22 at a predetermined angle, and the sensor 25 is disposed on the finger contact surface 43 It is done. According to this configuration, when one hand of the hand is bent inward naturally and one of the fingers of that hand is applied to the sensor 25, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation unit 23. Therefore, the operability when operating the operation unit 23 while being detected by the sensor 25 is good.

Example 4
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. While the toilet remote control 20 of the first embodiment is independently attached to the wall W of the toilet room R, the toilet remote control 50 of the fourth embodiment is a toilet paper holder 57 attached to a wall (not shown). Provided integrally on the upper surface of the

  The toilet remote control 50 is in the form of a flat block having a large width and depth with respect to the height as a whole. The front surface of the housing 51 is an upward operating surface 52 long in the width direction and inclined with respect to the vertical direction (an inclined surface described in the claims). A plurality of operation units 53 are disposed on the operation surface 52. The top surface of the housing 51 is a finger contact surface 54 that forms a predetermined angle (a little larger than 90 °) with the operation surface 52.

  A sensor 55 and a monitor 56 are provided at the center in the width direction of the finger contact surface 54. The sensor 55 is disposed at the center in the depth direction, and the monitor 56 is disposed at a position close to the operation surface 52 in the depth direction. On the monitor 56, the health condition, the personal identification information and the like obtained by detecting the biological information by the sensor 55 are displayed.

  The toilet remote control 50 of the fourth embodiment is attached to the left wall surface (not shown) of the toilet room (not shown) via the toilet paper holder 57. As in the first embodiment, the mounting position of the toilet remote control 50 gives priority to the ease of operation of the operation unit 53 of the toilet remote control 50, and the height is relatively close to the seat occupant's heart on the toilet seat in the vertical direction. The toilet seat is disposed at a position where there is no risk that the person sitting on the toilet seat will be forced into an excessive position in the front-rear direction of the toilet room.

  Therefore, even when a finger is put on the sensor 55 provided on the toilet remote control 50 to detect biological information, the finger is lifted to a height relatively close to the heart, and the seated person is forced to take an unreasonable posture. Nor. Thereby, detection of living body information by sensor 55 can be performed with high accuracy.

  When the second finger of the left hand is put on the sensor 55, the first finger (thumb) of the left hand is positioned so as to naturally correspond to the operation surface 52. Therefore, it is possible to operate the operation unit 53 with the first finger at the same time while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 55 with only one hand.

  Further, since the sensor 55 is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit 53, detection of biological information by the sensor 55 and operation of the operation unit 53 can be simultaneously performed with only one hand. Furthermore, since the sensor 55 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 51, when the finger is placed on the sensor 55, there is no risk that the reaction force from the sensor 55 to the finger will be excessive or excessive. Thereby, the detection accuracy in the case where the pulse wave is detected by the sensor 55 is high.

  The housing 51 has an operation surface 52 on which the operation unit 53 is disposed, and a finger contact surface 54 connected at a predetermined angle to the operation surface 52, and the sensor 55 is disposed on the finger contact surface 54. It is done. According to this configuration, when one hand of the hand is bent inward naturally and one of the fingers of that hand is applied to the sensor 55, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the operation unit 53. Therefore, the operability when operating the operation unit 53 while being detected by the sensor 55 is good.

Example 5
Fifth Embodiment Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. While the toilet remote control 20 of the first embodiment is independently attached to the wall W of the toilet room R, the toilet remote control 60 of the fifth embodiment is a toilet paper holder 70 attached to a wall (not shown). Provided integrally on the upper surface of the

  A case 71 having a storage space 72 for storing the toilet remote control 60 is provided on the upper surface portion of the toilet paper holder 70. The storage space 72 opens in the front of the case 71 in a slit shape long in the width direction. The toilet remote control 60 can slide horizontally between a use form projecting to the front side of the case 71 electrically or manually and a storage form (not shown) stored in the storage space 72. .

  The toilet remote control 60 is generally in the form of a flat block having a large width and depth with respect to the height. The front of the case 61 of the toilet remote control 60 is an upward main operation surface 62 long in the width direction and inclined with respect to the vertical direction. A plurality of main operation units 63 (operation units described in claims) are disposed on the main operation surface 62.

  The upper surface of the housing 61 is a horizontal auxiliary operation surface 64 (operation surface described in the claims). The sub operation surface 64 is continuous with the upper end edge of the main operation surface 62, and forms a predetermined angle (angle slightly larger than 90 °) with the main operation surface 62. The sub operation surface 64 is provided with a plurality of sub operation units 65 (operation units described in claims) and a sensor 66.

  The sensor 66 includes a pair of light emitting elements 67 (light emitting units described in claims) that emit detection light having different wavelengths, and one light receiving element 68 (light emitting units described in claims). When a finger is put on the sensor 66, the detection light emitted from one light emitting element 67 is reflected by the artery and received by the light receiving element 68, and the detection light emitted from the other light emitting element 67 is reflected by the vein and received The light is received by the element 68, and pulse waves of an artery and a vein are detected by these detection lights.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pair of light emitting elements 67 and light receiving elements 68 are arranged substantially in a line in the depth direction. In order to detect a pulse wave, it is necessary to apply the fingertip to the sensor 66 in such a direction that the length direction of the finger follows the alignment direction of the three elements 67 and 68. On the other hand, the plurality of sub operation units 65 are arranged to be aligned with the sensor 66 in the width direction. That is, the direction in which the sensor 66 and the plurality of sub operation units 65 are arranged is perpendicular to the direction in which the three elements 67 and 68 provided in the sensor 66 are arranged.

  Therefore, for example, when the second finger (forefinger) of the left hand is placed on the sensor 66 in an appropriate direction and applied, the third finger (middle finger), the fourth finger (ring finger), the fifth finger (little finger) of the left hand are naturally It can be applied to a plurality of sub operation units 65 only by extending it. Therefore, it is possible to operate the plurality of sub operation units 65 at the same time while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 66 with only one hand. Further, with regard to the sub operation unit 65 far from the sensor 66, biological information detection by the sensor 66 and the operation of the sub operation unit 65 can be simultaneously performed by widening the finger interval.

  Further, the sub operation surface 64 on which the sensor 66 is disposed is connected to the upper end edge of the main operation surface 62, and forms a predetermined angle (angle slightly larger than 90 °) with the main operation surface 62. Therefore, when the second finger of the left hand is placed on the sensor 66 and applied, the first finger (thumb) of the left hand is naturally positioned to correspond to the main operation surface 62 as well. Therefore, it is possible to operate the main operation portion 63 with the first finger at the same time while detecting the biological information by putting the second finger on the sensor 66 with only one hand.

  The toilet remote control 60 of the fifth embodiment is attached to the left wall surface (not shown) of the toilet room (not shown) via the toilet paper holder 70. As in the first embodiment, the mounting position of the toilet remote control 60 gives priority to the ease of operation of the main operation portion 63 and the sub operation portion 65 of the toilet remote control 60, and the heart of the seat occupant to the toilet seat in the vertical direction It is disposed at a height relatively close to the height of the toilet seat, and is disposed at a position where there is no risk that the person sitting on the toilet seat will be forced into an excessive position in the front-rear direction of the toilet room.

  Therefore, even when a finger is put on the sensor 66 provided on the toilet remote control 60 to detect biological information, the finger is lifted to a height relatively close to the heart, and the seated person is forced to take an unreasonable posture. Nor. Thereby, detection of biological information by the sensor 66 can be performed with high accuracy.

  Further, since the sensor 66 is disposed in the vicinity of the main operation unit 63 and the sub operation unit 65, the detection of biological information by the sensor 66 and the operations of the main operation unit 63 and the sub operation unit 65 are simultaneously performed with only one hand. Can. Furthermore, since the sensor 66 is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 61, when the finger is placed on the sensor 66, there is no risk that the reaction force from the sensor 66 to the finger will be excessive or excessive. Thereby, the detection accuracy in the case where the pulse wave is detected by the sensor 66 is high.

  In addition, the housing 61 has a main operation surface 62 on which the main operation portion 63 is disposed, and a sub operation surface 64 connected to the main operation surface 62 at a predetermined angle, and the sensor 66 is a sub operation surface It is arranged in 64. According to this configuration, when one hand of the hand is naturally bent inward, and one of the fingers of that hand is applied to the sensor 66, the other finger of the same hand naturally hits the main operation portion 63. Therefore, the operability when operating the main operation unit 63 while being detected by the sensor 66 is good.

  Further, the sensor 66 includes a pair of light emitting elements 67 and one light receiving element 68 which are arranged along the length direction of the finger applied to the sensor 66, and the sensor 66 and a plurality of sub operation units A pair of light emitting elements 67 and one light receiving element 68 are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting with the arranging direction of the light emitting elements 67. According to this configuration, when the finger of one hand is applied in the correct direction to the sensor 66, another finger of the same hand naturally hits the sub operation portion 65. Therefore, the sub operation portion 65 is detected by the sensor 66. The operability at the time of operation is good.

Other Embodiments
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above with reference to the drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the first to fifth embodiments, the operation surface is an inclined surface inclined with respect to the vertical direction, but the operation surface may be a plane in the vertical direction.
(2) In the first to fifth embodiments, the operation surface of the housing is formed as a flat surface, but the operation surface may be formed as a curved surface.
(3) In the first to fifth embodiments, the sloped surface of the housing is a flat surface, but the sloped surface may be a curved surface that is oblique to the vertical direction.
(4) In the first to fifth embodiments, the operation surface is provided on the front of the housing, but the operation surface may be disposed on the upper surface of the housing.
(5) In the first to fifth embodiments, the detection of the biological information by the sensor and the operation of the operation unit can be simultaneously performed with one hand, but the detection by the sensor and the operation of the operation unit can be simultaneously performed with only one hand. It is good also as a form without.
(6) In the first, second, fourth, and fifth embodiments, the sensor is disposed on the front or upper surface of the housing. In the first, second, fourth, and fifth embodiments, the sensor is disposed on the side surface of the housing. May be
(7) In the first embodiment, although the upper end edge of the sensor is positioned at the same height as the upper end edge of the lower operation portion, the lower end edge of the sensor is higher than the lower end edge of the operation portion. Regarding the positional relationship between the sensor and the operation unit, at least a part of the sensor and at least a part of the operation unit may be located in the same area in the direction (vertical direction) orthogonal to the alignment direction of the sensor and the operation unit. Just do it. With such a positional relationship, it is possible to easily perform an operation of simultaneously performing detection by the sensor and pressing operation of the operation unit with one hand.
(8) In the above-described second to fifth embodiments, the finger-contacting surface of the housing is configured as a flat surface, but the finger-contacting surface may be configured as a curved surface.
(9) In the fourth embodiment, a monitor for displaying the measured value based on the detection result of the sensor may be provided separately from the toilet remote control.
(10) In the fourth and fifth embodiments, the sensor is disposed on a surface different from the operation surface. However, in the fourth and fifth embodiments, the sensor may be disposed on the operation surface.
(11) The configuration in which the sensor and the operation unit according to the fifth embodiment are arranged adjacent to each other in the direction intersecting with the alignment direction of the pair of light emitting units and one light receiving unit also applies to the first to fourth embodiments. be able to.
(12) In the first to fifth embodiments, the inclined surface is the operation surface having the operation portion, but the inclined surface may be a surface on which the operation portion is not formed.

R ... toilet room W ... wall surface 10 ... toilet device 11 ... toilet device 12 ... toilet body 14 ... toilet seat 17 ... electric device 18 ... shower nozzle 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 ... remote control for toilet 21, 31, 41, 51 , 61 ... housing 22, 52 ... operation surface (inclined surface)
23, 53 ··· Operation unit 25, 55, 66 · · · Sensor 43 · Finger contact surface 62 · · · Main operation surface (operation surface, inclined surface)
63: Main operation unit (operation unit)
64 ... secondary operation surface (operation surface)
65 ... secondary operation unit (operation unit)
67 ... light emitting unit (light emitting element)
68 ... light receiving unit (light receiving element)

Claims (9)

A housing provided in the toilet room,
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the housing for remotely controlling an electric device attached to the toilet bowl device;
A sensor provided on an outer surface of the housing and detecting biological information by touching a fingertip;
The toilet remote control, wherein the sensor is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit.   The toilet remote control according to claim 1, wherein the case is attached to a wall surface of the toilet room. An area of the outer surface of the housing where the operation unit is disposed is an operation surface,
The toilet remote control according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sensor is disposed on the operation surface.   The toilet remote control according to claim 3, wherein the sensor and the plurality of operation units are arranged substantially in a line. The sensor includes a pair of light emitting units and one light receiving unit, which are arranged along the length direction of the finger applied to the sensor.
The toilet according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the sensor and the operation unit are disposed adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting the arranging direction of the pair of light emitting units and the one light receiving unit. Remote control. The housing has an operation surface on which the operation unit is disposed, and a finger contact surface continuous with the operation surface at a predetermined angle.
The toilet remote control according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sensor is disposed on the finger contact surface.   The toilet remote control according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sensor is disposed on the upper surface of the housing. The housing has an upward inclined surface which is oblique to the vertical direction,
The toilet remote control according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sensor is disposed on the inclined surface. A toilet bowl device having a toilet bowl body and a toilet seat;
An electric device attached to the toilet bowl device;
Equipped with a toilet remote control,
The toilet remote control is
A housing provided in the toilet room,
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the housing for remotely operating the motorized device;
And a sensor provided on the outer surface of the housing and detecting biological information by touching a fingertip.
The toilet apparatus, wherein the sensor is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit.

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