JP2525600Y2 - Remote controller of bath water circulation device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Use The present invention relates to a remote controller for a bath water circulation device.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, as an embodiment of a bubble generating bath, a bath hot water circulation channel is interposed between a bathtub body and a circulation pump, and an air intake unit is connected to the bath hot water circulation flow passage. In some cases, hot water mixed with air bubbles can be ejected into the bathtub body, and the number of rotations of the hot water mixed with air bubbles can be adjusted by controlling the rotation speed of a circulation pump by a control unit.

The operation of the control unit can be performed by an operation panel unit provided near the wall surface of the bathroom or near the bathtub body.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned operation panel section, since it is fixedly attached to the wall surface of the bathroom or the vicinity of the bathtub main body, when operating the operation panel section, the bather reaches the operation panel section. There is a trouble that the user has to approach to the position, and there is a problem that the operation cannot be performed in a relaxed bathing posture.

For this reason, it has been desired that a portable remote controller such as a television can remotely control the control unit.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the remote controller of the television, a battery as a power source is exchangeably housed, and when such a remote controller is used as a remote controller of a bubble generating bathtub, Even if the water tightness of the remote controller itself is ensured, the remote controller may be accidentally dropped in the bath when the batteries are replaced in the bathroom. Bath water enters the room and corrodes electrical components, etc.
There is a possibility that the remote controller cannot be used.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, in the present invention, in a remote controller of a bath water circulation device that circulates bath water by interposing a bath water circulation channel between a bathtub body and a circulation pump, A substrate storage chamber for housing a substrate mounted with a signal transmitting means for transmitting a signal to a control unit for controlling the pump is formed separately from the substrate storage chamber and the partition wall so that a battery can be taken in and out. A bath water circulation device, comprising: a battery storage chamber for storing batteries in a water-tight manner; and an electric conduction means for guiding the current of the battery set in the battery storage chamber to the substrate storage chamber while maintaining the water tightness. It does not provide a remote controller.

Further, in the present invention, a packing is provided around the partition to make the inside of the substrate storage chamber and the battery storage chamber watertight.
The periphery of the partition and the inner wall of the remote controller are bonded with an adhesive to make the inside of the substrate storage room and the battery storage room watertight, and the substrate storage room is potted to make it watertight. Having.

(E) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(A) shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a bubble generation bath as a bath water circulation device equipped with the remote controller (30) according to the present invention, and the bubble generation bath (A) has an upper surface opening. A foot-, back-, and ventral-side jet nozzle (2), (2), (3), (3), (4) ( 4) are provided in total of six.

The specific structure of the jet nozzles (2), (3) and (4) is the same as that described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-73367 filed by the applicant.

The bathtub body (1) has a flange-shaped edge (1a) having a constant width at the periphery, and the air intake section (5) is formed at the edge (1a).
And the operation panel section (6) are integrally attached, and vertically elongated recesses (1b) and (1b) each having a substantially V-shaped cross section are formed substantially at the center of the left and right side walls, and after the recesses (1b) and (1b). The ventral ejection nozzles (4) and (4) are mounted on the inclined surfaces (1'b) and (1'b) on the side facing the wall (back side), facing the center of the rear wall.

In addition, the ventral ejection nozzle (4) is provided at a higher position than the other foot / back ejection nozzles (2) and (3), so that the bath water can be reliably supplied to the ventral and chest sides and other parts of the human body. So that you can focus on it.

Further, a pump protection case (K) is provided outside the bubble generation bath (A). Inside the case (K), a circulation pump (P) for circulating bath water and the pump ( Filter (F) for filtering the bath water circulated by P)
And a pump driving motor (M) for driving the pump (P), a motor for driving the motor (M), a nozzle valve opening / closing operation motor for each ejection nozzle (M1), and an electric three-way valve (G). And a control unit (C) for controlling.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit (C) includes a microprocessor (MPU) and an input / output interface (a).
(B), a memory (m) composed of a ROM and a RAM, and a timer (t).

Further, a bath water circulation path (D) is interposed between the circulation pump (P) and the bubble generation bath (A).

That is, the bath water circulation flow path (D) includes a bath water suction pipe (10) for sending bath water from the bubble generation bath tank (A) to the circulation pump (P), and the bath pump circulation pipe (P). It is composed of a hot water bath pipe (11) for sending hot water to (A).

And the bath water suction pipe (10) is the bathtub body (1)
One end is connected to the suction port (1m) opened at the lower part of the pump, and the other end is connected to the suction port of the circulation pump (P) so that the bath water is sucked into the circulation pump (P). The feed pipe (11) has one end communicating with the water discharge port of the circulation pump (P),
The other ends of the jet nozzles (2), (3), and (4) are connected to each other.

The above-mentioned suction port (1 m) is provided at a lower position than the foot side / back side ejection nozzles (2) and (3).

In addition, between the air intake section (5) and each of the ejection nozzles (2), (3), (4), an intake pipe (12) (1)
3) (14) is interposed, and each jet nozzle (2) (3)
Utilizing the negative pressure generated at the time of bathwater ejection in (4), the air taken in from the air intake section (5) is supplied to the intake pipe (12).
(13) (14) Through each jet nozzle (2) (3)
(4) Inhaled into each jet nozzle (2) (3) (4)
The bath water containing air bubbles can be spouted into the bathtub body (1).

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an inverter (I) is interposed between the pump driving motor (M) for driving the circulation pump (P) and the control unit (C). By controlling the number of revolutions of the circulating pump (P) by changing the output frequency of (1), the number of revolutions of the circulating pump (P) can be changed smoothly and reliably.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pressure detection sensor (S) for detecting the pressure of the bath water pressure-fed in the pipe (11) is installed in the middle part of the hot water bath pipe (11). The detection result from the sensor (S) is sent to the control unit (C), and the control unit (C) determines the pressure of the bath water jetted from each of the jet nozzles (2), (3), (4) by a pump. Drive motor (M)
Is controlled by changing the number of rotations and the opening / closing amounts of the ejection nozzles (2), (3), and (4).

The pressure detection sensor (S) is also used as a water level detection sensor for detecting the amount of hot water in the bathtub body (1).

By using such a water level detection sensor, when the bath water does not reach a certain water level, the control unit (C) blows out the bubble-containing bath water into the bathtub body (1), that is, the blow operation. It is configured not to start.

As shown in FIG. 2, a hot-water bath temperature detection sensor (T) for detecting the temperature of hot-water bath fed through the pipe (11) is provided in the middle of the hot-water bath pipe (11). Attachment, the detection result from the sensor (T) is sent to the control unit (C), and the control unit (C) controls the pump driving motor (M) and each ejection nozzle (2) (3) (4). Like that.

By using such a bath temperature detecting sensor (T), when the hot water supply is lower than a certain water temperature, the blow operation by the control unit (C) is not started.

As described above, the blow operation by the control unit (C) is prevented from starting when the bath water does not reach a certain water level and a certain water temperature.

In the blow operation described above, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No.
Mild blow, acupressure blow, pulse blow, wave blow, cycle blow, and program blow described in No. 773367 can be used, and the strength level can be changed for each jet form. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation panel section (6) has various operation switches (7) at the center and various display lamps (8) that are turned on when the various operation switches (7) are turned on. Is provided, and an infrared receiver (9) is provided at the left end,
Clock display (115) and bath water temperature display (116) on the right end
Are provided.

By operating various operation switches (7) of the operation panel section (6), a blow operation or the like can be started.

Also, among the various operation switches (7), (100) is an operation switch, (101) is a mild blow switch, (102) is an acupressure blow switch, (103) is a pulse blow switch, (104) is a wave blow switch, ( 105) is a cycle blow switch, (106) is a program blow switch, (107) and (108) are strong / weak side switches for bath water spouting,
(111) is the pattern switch using the back side jet nozzle, (11)
2) is a foot side nozzle use pattern switch, (113) is a ventral side nozzle use pattern switch, (114) is a timer switch, (117) is a filter washing switch, (118)
Is the time setting switch, (119) is the hour setting switch, (12
0) is a minute setting switch.

Also, among the various display lamps (8), (100a) is an operation display lamp, (101a) (102a) (103a) (104a) (105a)
(106a) indicates each blow operation switch display lamp, (109a)
(109b) (109c) (109d) (109e) are the intensity level indicator lamps, (111a) (112a) (113a) are the foot, back, and ventral indicator lamps (121), (122), and (123) respectively. Selection patterns A, B, and B in pulse blow and wave blow
C indicates a lamp, (117a) indicates a filter washing indicator, and (117b) indicates a filter washing operation indicator.

Reference numeral (125) denotes an opening / closing lid. The opening / closing lid (125) includes a timer switch (114), a clock display section (115), a bath water temperature display section (116), and a filter washing operation indicator lamp (1).
The switches and the indicator lamps other than 17b) and the infrared receiver (9) are covered.

The specific structure of the operation panel (6) is the same as that described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-73367.

In addition, the bubble generation bathtub (A) configured as described above has a remote control capable of sending a drive output to the control unit (C) in a hand-held state separately from the operation panel unit (6). The controller (30) is housed in a controller case (30 ') provided on the bathroom side wall (W) so as to be freely taken in and out, and the following remote controller (30) will be described with reference to FIGS. explain.

That is, the remote controller (30) is provided with a partition (35) in a vertically-long rectangular box-shaped case (31) in the up-down direction, and a board accommodating chamber (36) for accommodating a board (41) as a printed circuit board therein. ) And a battery housing chamber (37) for housing the battery (B) in an energized state with the substrate (41) in an isolated state, and an infrared transmitting unit (4) is provided at the upper end in the substrate housing chamber (36).
5) is provided so as to be connected to the substrate (41), and a blow state display section (33) is provided above the substrate (4) in the substrate accommodating chamber (36).
In the lower half of the surface of the case (31), various types of membrane switch-type operation switches (34) are connected to the board (41) and stretched. ) Is watertight.

The case (31) is made of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin to secure hardness, strength, impact resistance and water tightness. (33a) keeps the remote controller (30) watertight,
This is a transparent acrylic resin viewing window plate provided to make the blow state display section (33) visible from the outside.

In addition, the various operation switches (34) are made of membrane switches, so that the remote controller (30) is thin and lightweight to make it compact, and the arrangement of the switches can be freely performed, and the sealing property is secured. As shown in FIG. 6, the flexible cable (3
4 ') and is connected to the substrate (41).

Of the various operation switches (34), (60) is an operation switch,
(61) Mild blow switch, (62) Shiatsu blow switch, (63) Pulse blow switch, (65) Wave blow switch, (66) Cycle blow switch, (67) Program blow switch, (68) ) (69)
Is a hot water jet strong / weak side switch, (74) is a foot jet nozzle use pattern switch, (75) is a back jet nozzle use pattern switch, and (76) is a ventral jet nozzle use pattern switch.

In the blow state display section (33), (131) is a jet form character display section, (132) is a wave blow display section, and (13)
3) is a bathwater jet position display section, (134) is a strength level display section, and each display section (131) (132) (133) (134) is a liquid crystal display.

The specific structures of the blow state display section (33) and the various operation switches (34) are the same as those of the remote controller described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-73367.

The partition (35) is provided in the case (31) at a position approximately one-third from the lower end to form a substrate storage chamber (36) on the upper side in the case (31). The battery housing chamber (37) is formed on the lower side, and the board housing chamber (36) and the battery housing chamber (37) are provided with packing (59) on the side edge of the partition wall (35) to ensure watertightness. I keep it isolated.

The gist of the present invention is that such a remote controller (30)
Of the internal partition structure, and will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

That is, the partition wall (35) is integrally formed on the inner surface of the case (31), and the upper end (35a) is attached to the front wall (31) of the case (31).
a) Extending toward the back wall (31b) from the
5) Left and right side edges (35a) (35a) and lower end edge (35b) and inner surface and rear wall (31c) of left and right side walls (31c) (31c) of case (31)
b) The packing (59) is interposed between the inner surface and the inner surface to ensure watertightness in the substrate storage chamber (36).

In addition, the internal partition structure that isolates the substrate storage chamber (36) and the battery storage chamber (37) while maintaining water tightness ensures that the side edge of the partition (35) is secured to the inner surface of the case (31) by an adhesive. Can be isolated while maintaining watertightness.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a front partition wall piece (35c) integrally formed with the front wall (31a) of the case (31) includes:
Each end face (35'c) and (35'd) with the back-side partition piece (35d) formed integrally with the back wall (31b) are groove-joined,
The joint may be formed by bonding with an adhesive (85).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, a waterproof rubber (87) can be interposed in the dovetail joint (86).

Also, by potting the entire substrate accommodating chamber (36), that is, filling the entire substrate accommodating chamber (36) with a thermosetting resin, it can withstand shock and vibration and eliminate the cause of moisture and corrosion. it can.

Further, by potting with a urethane foam resin, the inside of the remote controller (30) can be protected and its weight can be reduced, and the remote controller (30) can be floated in bath water.

Further, by partially supporting the substrate (41) with the urethane foam resin, the substrate (41) can be protected without providing a separate substrate support member.

In this way, even if the remote controller (30) is dropped into the bath at the time of battery replacement, the battery chamber (37)
It is possible to prevent the bath water entering the inside from entering the substrate storage chamber (36). In addition, even when the battery leaks, it is possible to prevent the leaked battery solution from entering the substrate housing chamber (36).

In the substrate accommodating chamber (36), first and second support projections (38) (39) projecting from the center of the front wall (31a) of the case (31) toward the rear wall (31b). ) And the back wall (31b)
The board (41) connected to the blow state display section (33) and the various operation switches (34) is erected by a third support piece (40) protruding toward the surface wall (31a) from the upper part of the board. And each supporting projection (38) (40) and the substrate (4
First and second packings (42) and (43) as shock absorbing materials are interposed between the first and second packings. Further, a rubber spring or the like can be used instead of the packing. (38 ') is a fixing bolt.

In addition, an infrared transmitter (45) for transmitting infrared light to an infrared receiver (9) provided on the operation panel (6) is provided in an upper portion of the substrate storage chamber (36).

The infrared transmitting unit (45) includes a total of three light emitting diodes (45a) as infrared transmitting units in a central portion and a left and right side in a transmitting portion case (45d) made of acrylic resin or the like that can transmit infrared light. 45b) and (45c) are provided. The central light emitting diode (45a) is capable of transmitting infrared rays forward, and the light emitting diodes (45b) (45
In (c), infrared rays can be transmitted downward from the left and right sides.

By operating the various operation switches (34) from the infrared transmission unit (45), a predetermined code signal corresponding to the various operation switches (34) is transmitted based on the serial code transmission signal set in advance. Such an infrared ray is detected by the infrared ray receiving section (9), and the detection signal is sent to the input interface (a) of the control section (C), and is transmitted to the drive program read from the memory (m). A desired driving device is driven on the basis of this.

A battery (B) serving as a power source can be accommodated in the battery accommodating chamber (37), and a lid (47) can be freely opened and closed at a battery entrance (46) provided on the lower surface of the case (31). By mounting and opening and closing the lid (47), the battery can be taken in and out of the battery storage chamber (37).

The lid (47) includes a wide connecting plate (47a) formed so as to close the battery door (46), and the connecting plate (47a).
And a fitting projection (47b) that projects from the inner surface of the battery and that fits into the battery access opening (46).

The connecting plate (47a) is detachably attached to the lower surface of the lid receiving portion (48) forming the battery access opening (46) by a small bolt (49). (50) is a nut provided in the lid receiving portion (48).

The fitting projection (47b) is fitted so that the peripheral surface (47c) comes into surface contact with the inner peripheral surface of the lid receiving portion (48), and the peripheral surface (47c).
The O-ring mounting groove (47d) provided in the center of
A ring (51) is mounted, and a current-carrying plate (52) that is in contact with the end surface of the battery (B) and is energized is attached to the tip end surface of the fitting projection (47b).

In the present embodiment, such a configuration is used as an electrical conduction means for guiding the current of the battery (B) set in the battery storage chamber (37) to the substrate storage chamber (36) while maintaining watertightness. If the projection (47b) is fitted into the lid receiving part (48) and the connecting plate (47a) is attached to the lid receiving part (48), the electric current provided at the tip of the fitting projection (47b) is provided. The plate (52) comes into contact with the end face of the battery (B) to be in an energized state.

At this time, waterproofness in the battery storage chamber (37) can be ensured by the O-ring (51) mounted on the peripheral surface of the fitting projection (47b).

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, upper and lower protectors (53) and (54) are provided at the upper and lower portions of the remote controller (30) configured as described above. The controller (30) itself, the bathtub body (1), bathroom tiles, and the like are prevented from being damaged.

That is, the upper protector (53) is formed in a cap shape capable of fitting over the upper part of the remote controller (30) and covering the upper part. Infrared passage openings (55), (56), and (57) are provided at locations corresponding to the positions of the infrared transmission windows. (53a) is a wall contact portion.

Further, the lower protector (54) is formed in a cap shape that fits into the lower part of the remote controller (30) and covers the lower part. (54a) is a wall contact portion.

As the material of the protectors (53) and (54), those having a shock absorbing function are used. For example, elastic rubber such as nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), urethane foam, and ethylene-propylene trimer are used. (EPDM) can be used. Also, by using a material having a low specific gravity such as urethane foam, the specific gravity of the remote controller (30) can be adjusted so that the remote controller (30) floats on the surface of the bath.

Thus, by attaching the upper and lower protectors (53) and (54) to the remote controller (30), even if the remote controller (30) is accidentally dropped on the bathtub body (1) or bathroom tile, etc. Each of the above protectors (5
3) By (54), the remote controller (30) can be protected by absorbing the impact at the time of collision, and the bathtub body (1), the bathroom tiles and the like can be prevented from being damaged.

In this embodiment, FIGS. 6, 7, 11, and
As shown in FIG. 12, a thin plate-shaped magnet (80) is provided as a mounting means on the back of the remote controller (30), and the thin plate-shaped magnet is provided on the side wall of the bathtub body (1) or the side wall (W) of the bathroom. A magnetic body (80 ') is provided, and a remote controller (30) is detachably attached to a bathroom side wall (W) or the like by magnetic force. It should be noted that, contrary to the above, a magnetic body (80 ') may be provided on the remote controller (30), and a magnet (80) may be provided on the bathroom side wall (W) or the like.

In addition, a hook-and-loop fastener, a post-it, or the like may be used as an attachment means, and such an attachment means may be provided on the upper and lower protectors (53) and (54) other than the remote controller (30).

In this way, the remote controller (30) can be easily mounted anywhere, so that the remote controller (30) can be easily used and stored.

(F) Effect In the present invention, a substrate storage chamber for storing a substrate in which a signal transmission means for transmitting a signal to a control unit for controlling a circulation pump is stored in a watertight manner, and the substrate storage chamber and the partition wall are formed separately. And a battery housing chamber for housing the battery in a water-tight manner, and an electrical conduction means for guiding the current of the battery set in the battery housing room to the substrate housing room while maintaining the water tightness. By using a remote controller for the hot water circulation device, the bather can operate the remote controller while in the bathing posture to control the circulation pump, improving usability and, furthermore, keeping the remote controller watertight. You can take a bath with confidence while holding this.

That is, the substrate storage chamber and the battery storage chamber are each watertight.Especially, by separating the two chambers by partition walls, it is ensured that both chambers are maintained in a watertight state. Even if hot water or the like enters the battery storage room when it is dropped into the bath, the bath water can be reliably prevented from entering the substrate storage room from the battery storage room, and insulation is secured. Can be done,
The cause of moisture and corrosion in the substrate storage chamber can be eliminated.

Further, at this time, the water tightness of the inside of the substrate storage chamber and the battery storage chamber is determined by providing a packing around the partition, bonding the periphery of the partition to the inner wall of the remote controller with an adhesive, It can be secured by potting the accommodation room.

Also, in the unlikely event that the battery chamber is wet with water, if the battery chamber is housed after the battery chamber is dried, the remote controller can be used immediately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a bubble generating bathtub having a remote controller structure according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a conceptual configuration of the bubble generating bath. FIG. 3 is a plan view of an operation panel unit. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the remote controller. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the remote controller. FIG. 6 is a sectional left side view of the remote controller. FIG. 7 is a right side view of the remote controller. 8 to 10 are cross-sectional views of an internal partition structure as another embodiment. FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway bottom view of the remote controller. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional plan view in a state where it is attached to a bathroom side wall. (A): Bubble generation bathtub (P): Circulation pump (C): Control unit (1): Bathtub body (2): Foot side jet nozzle (3): Dorsal jet nozzle (4): Ventral jet nozzle ( 10): Bath hot water suction pipe (11): Bath hot water pipe (30): Remote controller (35): Partition wall (36): Substrate storage room (37): Battery storage room (59): Packing

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Mitsuaki Hashida 2-8-1, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Tochiki Kikai Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Factory (72) Inventor Koichi Uchiyama 2-81-1, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture No. Tochi Kikai Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Factory (72) Inventor Kenji Moriyama 2-8-1, Honmura, Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Tochi Kikai Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Factory

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A remote controller for a bath water circulation device for circulating bath water by interposing a bath water circulation channel (D) between a bathtub body (1) and a circulation pump (P), comprising: A board storage chamber (36) for housing a board (41) mounted with a signal transmission means for transmitting a signal to a control section (C) for controlling the P) in a watertight manner; a board storage chamber (36); )
The battery (B) can be taken in and out, and the battery (B) in which the battery (B) is housed in a watertight manner, and the current of the battery (B) set in the battery housing (37) is watertight. An electrical conduction means for guiding the liquid to the substrate storage chamber (36) while maintaining the temperature. 2. The packing according to claim 1, wherein a packing is provided around the partition wall to make the inside of the substrate storage chamber and the battery storage chamber watertight. Remote controller for bath water circulation device. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the periphery of the partition wall (35) and the inner wall of the remote controller (30) are adhered with an adhesive to make the inside of the substrate storage chamber (36) and the battery storage chamber (37) watertight. The remote controller for a bath water circulation device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the inside of the substrate storage chamber (36) is potted to make it watertight.