JP2019120413A - Bathroom remote control device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bathroom remote control device having a display part with good visibility.SOLUTION: A bathroom remote control device comprises an illumination display part 14 provided while exposed from a case part 8, and illuminating to indicate a bathing state or equipment state. The illumination display part 14 consists of a light emission part 16 and a transparent or translucent light guide member 17 arranged in the front thereof, and a translucent surface 18 of the light guide member 17 is exposed at least to a front side and a lower side. A side part, adjoining a lower side of the illumination display part 14, of the case part 8 is provided with an inclined surface part 19 which is inclined from an inner side thereof to a lower front side, and light from the translucent surface 18 exposed to the lower side of the light guide member 17 is reflected by the inclined surface part 19 to the front side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a bathroom remote control device installed in a bathroom for operating home equipment such as a water heater.

  Conventionally, in a bathroom remote control device of this type, a main display unit for displaying a state of the water heater main body such as a set temperature, and a plurality of operations for changing the set temperature or giving a boil water heating instruction to the water heater main body. A switch unit and a case unit forming an outer shell are provided, and the operation switch unit is provided with a lamp display unit indicating an operating state of the switch.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2010-181100 (FIG. 2)

  However, in such a conventional bathroom remote control device, although there is a main display unit capable of displaying various information, even if the display content is changed, the information is changed only by changing the information of a part of the displayed area. There has been a need for a bathroom remote control device that can be buried in a large amount of information and can convey information more easily.

  Further, the bathroom remote control device is required to further improve the visibility from the high viewpoint of the state where the bather stands on the bathroom floor and the visibility from the low viewpoint of the state where the bather deeply bathed in the bathtub It was being done.

  Then, in order to solve the above-mentioned subject, the present invention exposes from a main display part which displays setting temperature, an operation switch part for changing the setting temperature, a case part which forms an outer shell, and a case part. And a lighting display unit for displaying a bathing condition or a device state by lighting, the lighting display unit including a light emitting unit and a transparent or translucent light guide member disposed in front of the light emitting unit; The light transmitting surface of the light guiding member is exposed at least on the front side and the lower side, and the side surface portion adjacent to the lower side of the lighting display portion of the case portion is an inclined surface portion inclined from the upper back to the lower front The light from the light transmitting surface exposed to the lower side of the light guide member is reflected forward by the inclined surface portion.

  Further, the case portion is provided with a lid portion which covers the operation switch portion and which can be opened and closed with the lower side as an axis, and the lighting display portion is disposed adjacent to the upper portion of the lid portion. In addition, the inclined surface portion is provided on the upper side of the lid portion so as to be inclined from the upper back to the lower front.

  According to the present invention, the lighting display portion for transmitting information is provided separately from the main display portion, and the inclined surface portion is located adjacent to the lower side of the light guiding member of the lighting display portion. In addition to the light on the front side of the light guide member of the lighting display unit, the light on the lower side of the light guide member is reflected to the inclined surface portion and the light spreads, so the area that can be regarded as emitting light is expanded. It is possible to simultaneously improve both the visibility from the high viewpoint of standing on the bathroom floor and the visibility from the low viewpoint of the bather deeply bathed in the bath.

  Since the plurality of operation switch parts are hidden by the lid part, the display from the lighting display part can be further enhanced, and the visibility can be further improved.

Schematic explanatory drawing of a water heater using the bathroom remote control device of the present invention The perspective view of the bathroom remote control device of this invention Cross section of the bathroom remote control device of the present invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the present invention

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
1 is a water heater as housing equipment, 2 is a bathroom of a house, 3 is a bathtub, 4 is a bathroom remote control device of the hot water heater 1 disposed at a height at which a bather can operate from the bathtub 3, 5 is a bathroom of a kitchen etc. The kitchen remote control device of the water heater 1 provided outside, 6 is a bath circulation circuit which connects the water heater 1 and the bathtub 3 so that the bathtub water can circulate.

  The water heater 1 has a hot water pouring function to the bath and a reheating function, and the water level sensor 7 provided in the middle of the bath circulation circuit 6 can detect the water level in the bathtub 3.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 2, the bathroom remote control device 4 displays the set state and operation state of the water heater 1 main body such as the set temperature and the like at the upper center of the case portion 8 constituting the outer shell A main display 9 consisting of a liquid crystal display of fixed characters such as characters, a plurality of main switches 10 disposed on both sides of the main display 9 for performing predetermined operations such as automatic operation on the underside, and the lower part of the remote control body Provided at the half position, the operation switch unit 11 for changing the set temperature, the lid unit 12 covering the operation switch unit 11 and opening and closing the lower end as an axis, and exposing from the opening of the lid unit 12; A human sensor 13 for detecting whether a person is present in the bathroom 2 and a lighting display unit 14 for displaying a bathing condition or a device state by changing a lighting state are provided. Here, in the closed state, the lid portion 12 constitutes a part of the outer shell of the remote control main body, and hides an operation switch which is not frequently used to minimize information to be provided to a bather.

  The lighting display portion 14 is provided adjacent to the upper side of the lid portion 12 and, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, a plurality of light emitting portions 16 composed of LEDs etc. A light guide member 17 is disposed on the front of the housing 16 and exposed from the case 8. The light guide member 17 is a transparent or translucent material, and is integrally formed laterally long from end to end of the remote control body. The front surface side and the lower side of the light guide member 17 are not covered with the case portion 8 or the lid portion 12, and a light transmitting surface 18 for transmitting the light of the light emitting portion 16 is formed.

  At the upper side of the lid 12, an inclined surface 19 is provided which is inclined from the upper back to the lower front. The inclined surface portion 19 is finished to be glossy, and light from the light transmitting surface 18 on the lower side of the light guide member 17 located above the inclined surface portion 19 can be reflected forward.

  Here, the operation of the lighting display unit 14 which displays the bathing condition by changing the lighting state will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 4. Here, the plurality of light emitting units 16 of the lighting display unit 14 are provided n.

  After the hot water to the bathtub 3 is completed and it becomes possible to take a bath, when the human sensor 13 of the bathroom remote control device 4 detects the presence of a person (Y in step S1), the water heater 1 receives the kitchen remote While displaying on the display unit of the device 5 that there has been room in the bathroom 2, the water level sensor 7 monitors the presence or absence of a person's bathing in the bathtub 3 (step S2).

  When a person bathes in the bathtub 3 and the water level sensor 7 detects a rise in water level over a predetermined value in a short time (Y in step S2), the bathing timer T starts counting (step S3).

  In step S4, it is determined whether the count time T exceeds a predetermined time t1. If it does not exceed (N in step S4), the water level sensor 7 monitors the presence or absence of bathing of a person from the bath tub 3 ( Step S5). The operation when there is a bath will be described in step S13 described later.

  When the count time T exceeds the predetermined time t1 (Y in step S4), the first light emitting unit 16 provided at the left end of the lighting display unit 14 is turned on (step S6), and the bathing time is set to the predetermined time t1. Display that it has exceeded. At this time, in the lighting display unit 14, light is transmitted from the light transmitting surface 18 of the light guide member 17 in the front range of the first light emitting unit 16 to the front side and the lower side, and light from the light transmitting surface 18 on the lower side is The visibility of the bather who visually recognizes the bathroom remote control device 4 from a low viewpoint in a state of being deeply bathed in the bath 3 is improved by expanding the substantial light emitting area reflected by the inclined surface portion 19.

  Further, when the count time T exceeds the predetermined time t2 (> t1) (Y in step S7), the second light emitting unit 16 provided second from the left end of the lighting display unit 14 is turned on (Step S8), displaying that the bathing time has exceeded a predetermined time t2. At this time, the lighting display unit 14 transmits light from the light transmitting surface 18 of the light guide member 17 in the front range of the first light emitting unit 16 and the second light emitting unit 16 to the front side and the lower side. The light from the surface 18 is reflected by the inclined surface portion 19 to widen the substantial light emitting area, thereby improving the visibility of the bather who visually recognizes the bathroom remote control device 4 from a low viewpoint in a state of bathing deeply in the bath 3 .

  Thereafter, the same steps are performed up to the n-th n-th light-emitting unit 16 (the description will be omitted), and the count time T is predetermined while all n-light-emitting units 16 of the lighting display unit 14 are on. When the time tn + 1 (> tn) is exceeded (Y in step S10), the lighting display unit 14 blinks all the light emitting parts 16 (step S12), and the bathing time is a long time bathing exceeding tn + 1 hours Warn that.

  Here, since the light emission of the lighting display unit 14 is independent of the main display unit 9, information on the bathing state can be transmitted in an easy-to-understand manner without being buried in various information, and reflection by the inclined surface 19 Since the substantial light emission area is enlarged with light, the visibility from the high viewpoint of the state where the bather is standing on the washing floor of the bathroom 2 and the bather, etc. when multiple people are entering the bathroom 2 simultaneously Can improve simultaneously both the visibility from the low viewpoint of the state which bathed in the bathtub 3 deeply. In addition, since the inclined surface portion 19 is provided on the lower side of the lighting display portion 14 in a shape inclined from the upper back to the lower front, the light of the lighting display portion 14 is reflected upward, so visibility from a high viewpoint Can be suitably improved.

  After that, if bathing can not be detected within a predetermined time (N in step S13), the kitchen remote control device 5 warns the cohabiting family etc. by sound and light that the bathing time has exceeded tn + 1 predetermined time. (Step S14).

  On the other hand, when the water level sensor 7 detects a drop in water level in a short time or more in a short time in steps S5, S9, S11 and S13, the process proceeds to step S15, resets the bathing timer T, and turns on all the lighting display portions 14. The light is turned off, and the process returns to step S2.

  As described above, since the bather can easily view the bathing situation, it is possible to evoke safe bathing.

  In addition, as a bathing condition which the lighting display part 14 displays by light emission, it is not restricted to the bathing time demonstrated so far, for example, displays the grade of the heat gain to the bather calculated from bath water temperature and bathing time You may make it display other bathing situations.

  In addition, the lighting display unit 14 displays the degree of the progress of hot water pouring to the bathtub 3 automatically performed according to the operation instruction of the main switch 10 instead of the bathing condition, or the hot water storage type hot water supply as the water heater 1 When the machine is used, the degree of the hot water storage state of the hot water storage tank may be displayed, or the device state may be displayed.

  Moreover, since the cover part 12 hides the operation switch which is not used frequently and makes the information provided to the bather into the minimum, the display from the lighting display part 14 is further highlighted, and the visibility is further increased. To improve.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified without changing the gist of the invention. In the above embodiment, the inclined surface 19 is provided on the upper side of the lid 12. In the bathroom remote control device 4 without the portion 12, the inclined surface portion 19 may be provided at a position corresponding to the lower side of the lighting display portion 14 of the case portion 8 constituting the outer shell.

  Moreover, although the hot-water supply machine 1 was demonstrated to the example as a housing-equipment apparatus, if it is a housing-equipment apparatus relevant to a bath, it is in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 bathroom remote control device 8 case part 9 main display part 11 operation switch part 12 cover part 14 lighting display part 16 light emission part 17 light guide member 18 light transmission surface 19 inclined surface part

Claims (2)

  The main display unit for displaying the set temperature, the operation switch unit for changing the set temperature, the case unit forming the outer shell, and the case unit are exposed and provided, and the bathing condition or the device state is lit. A lighting display unit for displaying, the lighting display unit being constituted by a light emitting unit and a transparent or translucent light guide member disposed on the front surface, the light guide member at least on the front side and the lower side The light transmitting surface of the case is exposed, and the side adjacent to the lower side of the lighting display unit of the case unit is provided with an inclined surface which is inclined from the upper back to the lower front and exposed to the lower side of the light guide member A bathroom remote control device characterized in that light from the light transmitting surface is reflected forward by the inclined surface portion.   The case portion is provided with a lid portion which covers the operation switch portion and which can be opened and closed with the lower side as an axis, and the lighting display portion is disposed adjacent to the upper portion of the lid portion. The bathroom remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the inclined surface portion is provided on the upper side of the lid portion so as to be inclined from the upper back to the lower front.

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