JP2522744Y2 - Retrofit shower assembly - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

INVENTION The present invention relates to relates to a shower assembly is attached to the spout of the faucet, so that in particular it is possible to kick Installing a luxury type of shower assembly, such as voice control even for existing faucet Related to a retrofitted shower assembly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional example of a shower bath faucet is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a water leg pipe 12 and a hot water leg pipe 14 on the back surface of the faucet main body 10 are connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe (both not shown) in a wall 16.

[0003] A water volume adjustment handle 18 is provided on the right end side of the faucet main body 10 when viewed from the front, and a water temperature adjustment handle 20 is provided on the left end side. A shaking water discharge pipe 22 is provided at a lower part of the faucet body 10, and a shower hose 26 is connected to a shower outlet 24 at the rear. This spout 22
By pushing or pulling the knob 28 on the upper side of the above, switching between water discharge from the water discharge pipe 22 and water discharge from the shower head 30 at the tip of the hose 26 is performed.

[0004]

In the conventional shower bath faucet, the amount of water and the temperature of hot water are adjusted by manually operating the handle as described above. In recent years, a switch-operated type in which a switch is operated instead of such a handle has been considered. In this case, in order to replace the existing shower bath faucet with a switch-operated one, it is necessary to replace the entire faucet including the faucet main body 10, which requires a large amount of work and increases costs.

[0005] By the way, when using the shower, the hair and face are soaked with water, the eyes cannot be opened, and the steering wheel must be operated by looking for the steering wheel or switch. There are many.
Also, when washing your hair with shampoo, your hands are full and you cannot operate the handles or switches. In particular, in a hair dressing table, the shower is used with the face facing the sink, and it is difficult to operate the handles and switches.

[0006] Such difficulty in operation becomes more remarkable when the handle or switch is separated from the shower use position or is located above or behind the user.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a retrofitted shower assembly having a casing having an inflow port fixed to an outlet of a faucet and an outflow port to which a shower hose is connected, and provided in the casing. A flow path communicating the inflow port and the outflow port, a valve provided in the flow path, a driving device for the valve, a control device for the driving device provided in the casing, A hose connected to the outlet of the casing, a shower head provided at the end of the hose,
Provided 該Ke pacing, input means instructing signal to the valve control device, is made comprising a.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the retrofitted shower assembly according to the first aspect, wherein the input means of the instruction signal is a microphone, and the valve control device controls the driving device by a sound signal from the microphone. It is characterized by being controlled.

[0009]

The retrofit shower assembly according to the present invention is attached to, for example, a hose connection port of a shower bath faucet. By simply attaching the retrofitted shower assembly, even with an existing shower bath faucet, the shower can be spouted / stopped by switch operation or voice.

In the retrofitted shower assembly according to the second aspect of the present invention, when a user generates a specific voice (for example, a specific word or sentence), this is analyzed by a voice recognition type control device and the valve driving device is controlled. , Water discharge / water stop control is performed.

Therefore, the shower can be easily controlled even when the eyes are closed, both hands are occupied, or the face is turned other than the faucet.

[0012]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are a side view and a front view, respectively, of a main part of a shower bath faucet having a retrofitted shower assembly according to the embodiment. A retrofitted shower assembly 32 is attached to the shower discharge port 24.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the retrofitted shower assembly. An inlet 36 is provided at the upper part of the casing 34.
The shower discharge port 24 is provided by a cap nut 38.
It can be combined with. An outlet 40 is provided at a lower portion of the casing 34, and a hose 26 is provided on an outer peripheral surface thereof.
Male screw is provided for connecting The inlet 3
A flow path 42 is provided so as to connect the outlet 6 to the outlet 6. A partition 44 is provided in the middle of the flow path 42, and an opening 46 is provided in the partition 44.

The opening 46 can be closed by a valve body 48. This valve element 48 is provided with a latching solenoid 50.
The opening 46 is opened when the shaft 52 is retracted, and the opening 46 is closed when the shaft 52 is advanced.

A microphone 5 for collecting sound is provided on the outer surface of the casing 34.
The audio signal detected by the microphone 54 is input to the control device 58. Reference numeral 56 denotes a dry battery. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 58 controls the latching solenoid 50. Since the latching solenoid is employed, the power consumption is small and the replacement life of the dry battery 56 is extremely long.

In this embodiment, the control device 58 is a voice recognition type control device having a voice recognition function. Although various types of speech recognition devices are known, a preferred device will be described below.

Speech recognition devices are roughly classified into a word recognition system and a monosyllable recognition system, and the former is preferable. That is, as is well known, if words are to be recognized in units of phonemes or syllables, high-precision recognition is difficult due to segmentation and articulation, and the configuration of the apparatus is significantly complicated. On the other hand, in the word recognition method, a standard pattern of a recognized word is created in advance, the spectrum change of the input word is compared with the standard pattern, and the word is classified into a pattern most similar to the word. It is easy to identify accurately. In particular, in the shower device according to the present invention, since only a few words need to be activated, the word recognition method can sufficiently cope with the problem and reduce the cost of the device configuration.

This word recognition device may be a conventional one.
As shown in FIG. 5, a type 60 for processing an audio signal by a preprocessing system A, an acoustic analysis system B, and a word recognition system C and outputting the processed signal can be adopted.

In the preprocessing system, voice section detection, pre-emphasis, noise removal, and the like are performed. In the acoustic analysis system, feature parameters are extracted. In the word recognition system, a standard pattern is compared with the feature parameters, and input speech is identified. In this embodiment, the operating power is supplied to the motors 30 and 32 based on the identification result.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a word to be identified is determined in advance, and this word is attached to, for example, a bathroom entrance or a wall surface as an instruction manual.

The words include, for example, "Onsui Dero", "Yu To Toro" and the like. Of course, this word is arbitrary, but a word that is reasonably short and easy for the user to pronounce is preferable, and by combining two or more words as described above, the identification of the speech recognition device can be further improved. It will be accurate and malfunction will be prevented.

In this embodiment, the piezoelectric buzzer 62 is provided on the casing 34 so that the control device 58 notifies the user that the voice recognition has been confirmed. That is, when the voice recognition can be confirmed, “P” and the buzzer 6
2 sounds, and when the voice recognition cannot be confirmed, the buzzer 62 sounds "Peep Peep". Of course, this buzzer sound is arbitrary, and another expression method may be used. Also,
Display means other than a buzzer may be employed.

In the present embodiment, since the switching of water discharge / stop of the shower can be performed by voice as described above, when the hands are closed, the eyes are closed, or the face is turned away. Easy and quick spouting at times /
Water stop operation can be performed.

[0024]

In the above embodiment, the spouting / stopping of the shower is controlled only by voice, but a touch switch may be provided on the casing 34.

In the present embodiment, the dry battery 56 is
4, no connection to a commercial power supply is required.
In addition, safety in electrical security is high.

The retrofitted faucet type shower assembly of the present invention can be attached to the outlet of various faucets other than the shower bath faucet.

[0028]

As described above, according to the invention], only type shower assembly retrofitting of the present invention does this, the water stopper can be a switch control or voice control shower faucet attached to an existing faucet. In the present invention, the signal input means is
The drive device in the casing and the input
It is easy to connect with force means.

The only type of shower assembly retrofitting of claim 2, since the water discharge / stop water of the shower can be controlled by voice,
When your hands are closed or your eyes are closed,
Alternatively, the shower can be easily controlled even when the face is turned to another. In addition, wasteful outflow of hot and cold water can be prevented, and water can be saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a shower bath faucet provided with a retrofitted shower assembly according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the faucet.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a casing of the retrofitted shower assembly.

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a speech recognition device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional shower bath faucet.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional shower bath faucet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 faucet body 12 leg pipe 14 leg pipe 22 water discharge pipe 24 shower discharge port 26 hose 30 shower head 32 retrofitted shower assembly 34 casing 36 inflow port 40 outflow port 42 flow path 50 latching solenoid 54 microphone 58 control device

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Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A casing having an inflow port fixed to an outlet of a faucet and an outflow port to which a shower hose is connected, and a flow path communicating between the inflow port and the outflow port provided in the casing. A valve provided in the flow path; a driving device for the valve; a control device for the driving device provided in the casing; a hose connected to an outlet of the casing; a showerhead provided at the distal end, provided 該Ke pacing, input means and, after attaching shower assembly comprising comprises a command signal to the valve controller. 2. The retrofitted shower assembly according to claim 1, wherein the input means for the instruction signal is a microphone,
The retrofit shower assembly, wherein the valve control device controls the drive device based on an audio signal from the microphone.