JP2563224Y2 - Remote controller structure of bubble generating bathtub - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a remote controller structure of a bubble generating bathtub.

(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 channel. 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.

Through the control unit, the operation of the circulation pump can be performed by an operation panel unit fixedly attached to a wall surface of a bathroom or a bathtub body.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the case of the above-mentioned bubble generating bath, when operating the operation panel section, the bather must approach the operation panel section to reach a position where the hand can reach. There was an annoyance that the user had to go out of the bathtub and operate.

In addition, in order to operate the switch while visually recognizing the switches on the operation panel unit, the bather needs to wake up together, and there is a problem that the bather cannot operate in a relaxed bathing posture.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a remote controller that can carry the circulating pump via a control unit in a bubble generating bathtub in which a bath containing mixed air bubbles can be jetted into the bathtub body by a circulating pump. And the controller case of the remote controller is formed by connecting the respective peripheral end surfaces of the upper case and the lower case, and a fitting recess is provided along the peripheral end surface on the peripheral end surface of one of the cases. The fitting convex portion is provided along the peripheral end surface of the other case along the peripheral end surface, the fitting convex portion is fitted into the fitting concave portion, and is bonded with an adhesive. At the substantially central part of each inner surface, a connection projection is provided so as to face each other,
The present invention relates to a remote control structure of a bubble generating bathtub, wherein the connection projections are fixed to each other.

Further, in the present invention, a fitting portion for fitting the infrared transmitting window is provided in the controller case, a fitted portion is provided on an end face of the infrared transmitting window, and the controller case and the infrared transmitting window are fitted and connected. In addition, the fitting surface is adhered with an adhesive, furthermore, a partition is provided in the controller case, an electric circuit room and a battery room are formed separately, and the partition is bonded to the controller case. (E) Action / Effect According to the present invention, the following action / effect is produced.

That is, in the present invention, since the control unit for controlling the rotation speed of the circulation pump can be operated by a portable remote controller, a bather can take a bath while holding the remote controller in his hand, and take a relaxing bath. By operating the remote controller while maintaining the posture, the number of revolutions of the circulation pump is controlled via the control unit, and the amount of the hot water mixed with bubbles can be adjusted as desired.

At this time, the controller case of the remote controller is formed of an upper case and a lower case, and a fitting concave portion is provided along the peripheral end surface of one of the cases and is fitted to the peripheral end surface of the other case. The joint convex portion is provided along the peripheral end surface, and the fitting convex portion is fitted to the fitting concave portion, and is bonded with an adhesive, so that the waterproofness of the controller case can be ensured, and the controller case is provided inside the case. The insulating property of the provided electric circuit portion can be ensured, and the malfunction such as malfunction or inoperability due to short circuit can be prevented.

In addition, the connecting projections are provided at the approximate center of the inner surfaces of the upper case and the lower case, facing each other, and the connecting projections are fixed to each other. The upper and lower cases are separated from each other due to the expansion of the air inside the controller case even in the bath of high-temperature water. And, since the strength of the connection part between the upper case and the lower case can be secured, even if the remote controller is accidentally dropped on the tile floor or collides with the upper edge of the bathtub body, There is no problem that the upper case and the lower case are separated from each other.

In addition, a fitting portion for fitting the infrared transmission window is provided in the controller case, a fitting portion is provided on an end face of the infrared transmission window, and the controller case and the infrared transmission window are fitted and connected. By bonding the surfaces with an adhesive, the infrared transmission window can be protected from impact even if the remote controller is accidentally dropped.

Further, a partition is provided in the controller case to separate and form the electric circuit chamber and the battery chamber, and the partition is adhered to the controller case. Can be prevented as much as possible.

(F) Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Overall configuration of bubble generating bath)

First, the overall configuration of the bubble generating bath tub having the remote controller structure according to the present invention will be described.

1 and 2, (A) is an air bubble generation bathtub, and the air bubble generation bathtub (A) is provided on the front and rear walls and left and right side walls of a bathtub body (1) formed in a box shape having an upper surface opening, respectively. A total of six jet nozzles (2), (2), (3), (3), (4), and (4) are provided for the foot side, the back side, and the abdominal side, which automatically change the jet amount.

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) with a constant width formed on the periphery, and the edge (1a) has an air intake section (5) and an operation panel section (6) as an operation section. ) Are integrally attached, and vertically elongated recesses (1b) and (1b) with a substantially V-shaped cross section are formed at approximately the center of the left and right side walls. On the inclined surface (1'b) (1'b) on the facing side,
The ventral ejection nozzles (4) and (4) are attached toward the center of the rear wall.

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

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 the drive of the pump drive motor (M) for driving the pump (P), the motor (M), the motor for opening and closing the nozzle valve of each ejection nozzle (M1), and the drive of the electric three-way valve (G) And a control unit (C) for performing the operation.

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 hot water circulation flow path (D) includes a hot water suction pipe (10) for sending hot water from the bubble generation bath (A) to the circulation pump (P), and a hot water bath from the circulation pump (P). It is composed of a hot water supply pipe (11) for sending hot water to the hot water (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 ejection nozzles (2) and (3) for the foot side and the back side.

In addition, between the air intake section (5) and each of the jet 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, a pressure detection sensor (S) is attached to a middle part of the bath water suction pipe (10) (which may be a suction side in the circulation pump (P)) as shown in FIG. The amount of hot water in the main body (1), that is, the water level can be detected, and the pressure of the hot water sucked into the circulation pump (P) through the hot water suction pipe (10) can be detected.

The control unit (C) controls the start and stop of the blow operation, the anti-freezing operation, the filter washing operation, and the automatic filter washing operation based on the water level measured by the output from the pressure detection sensor (S). It is composed.

The details of each of these operations are the same as those described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-73367 previously filed by the applicant.

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 aforementioned Japanese Patent Application No.
In addition to the mild blow, shiatsu blow (spot blow in this embodiment), pulse blow, wave blow, cycle blow, and program blow (random blow in this embodiment) described in No. 3367, each jet form can be adopted. In addition, the strength level can be changed in each jet form.

In addition, the bubble generating bath (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 (130) is housed in a controller storage case (130 ') provided on the bathroom side wall (W) so as to be freely taken in and out.

[Explanation of remote controller]

The following describes the remote controller (130) in the third section.
This will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, the remote controller (130) has a waterproof structure as a whole, and as shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, a flat box-shaped controller case (131) vertically elongated in the front-rear direction.
Inside, an electric circuit section (132), a blow state display section (159), and a battery (B) are provided, and an operation switch section (133) is provided on the surface of the case (131).

(Controller Case) The controller case (131) forms the gist of the present invention, and will be described below with reference to FIGS.

That is, the controller case (131) includes an upper case (134), a lower case (135), and both cases (134).
(135), an infrared transmitting window (136) (a so-called smoke top) interposed between the front ends of the two cases (134), (135), and an electric circuit room (139) and a battery room (140) interposed between the rear portions thereof. ) And both cases (134) and (135)
And a lid (138) that is removably mounted between the rear portions of the right side wall of the battery compartment (140) to open and close the battery compartment (140).

Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper case (134)
A rectangular opening (134a) is opened in the left half, so that the surface of the blow state display section (159) can be exposed through the opening (134a), and the front and rear sides and the right side of the opening (134a) An operation switch mounting concave portion (134b) having a U-shaped stepped concave shape in a plan view is formed along the direction.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the operation switch mounting recess (134b) is further provided with a stepped concave air buffer chamber (134m) on the right side and the rear side. As shown in (1), a lead wire insertion hole (134n) is formed substantially at the center on the right side. (134p) is a switch support.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the upper case (134) has a concave portion (134
c) is formed, and a battery access recess (134d) is formed at the rear of the right side wall.
Are formed, and a fitting ridge (134e) is formed on the entire periphery of the lower end.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, the lower case (135) has a concave portion (135)
a) is formed, and a battery access protrusion (135) fitted to the battery access recess (134d) of the upper case (134) is formed at the rear portion of the right side wall.
b) is formed, and the battery entrance (142) is formed in the projection (135b).
Are formed, and a fitting concave ridge portion (135c) is formed on the entire peripheral edge of the upper end.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIGS. 7A to 7D, the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) are provided with fitting ridges (134e) and fitting ridges (134e) provided respectively. 135c)
Both cases (134) and (135) can be joined.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, both cases (134) (13)
When joining 5), fill in the fitting groove (135c) with an adhesive (156) such as a solvent-type adhesive or epoxy resin to ensure adhesion and ensure waterproofness. it can.

Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the central part of the upper case (134) and the lower case (135), that is, the opening (134a)
The upper and lower connection projections (134j) and (135f) project upward and downward from the inner surface located at the center in the front-rear direction between the stepped recess (134b) and the upper connection projection (134j). The formed fitting projection (134k) is fitted and connected to a fitting recess (135g) formed at the tip of the lower connection projection (134f).

At this time, the fitting recess (135 g) is filled with an adhesive (156) such as a solvent-type adhesive or an epoxy resin, and the projections (134j) (1
35f) is adhered.

In this way, the controller case (131) fits and adheres the periphery and the center of the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) so that the air inside the hot water, for example, even at 70 ° C. It is possible to prevent a problem that the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) are expanded and separated from each other and deformed.

In addition, since screws for connecting the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) and packing for ensuring waterproofness of both cases (134) and (135) are not used, the overall size can be reduced.
It is possible to reduce the weight so that it can float in the bath water and to improve the design aesthetics.

The infrared transmitting window mounting recesses (134c) and (135a) formed in the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) are for mounting the infrared transmitting window with the front and front side faces open vertically. An opening is formed and an infrared transmitting window (13
6) is attached to the opening from above and below.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10a, two fitting projections (134p) are provided on the peripheral end surface of the infrared transmission window mounting recess (134c) formed in the upper case (134) with a certain interval in front and rear.
(134q) protrudes to form a fitting concave ridge (134r) between the convex ridges (134p) and (134q).

On the other hand, a fitting ridge (136a) having a hook-like cross section is protruded from the upper rear surface of the infrared transmitting window (136) to form the ridge (136a).
A concave fitting portion (136b) is formed between the inner surface of the lens and the rear surface of the infrared ray transmitting window (136).

Then, the fitting ridge (134) on the front side of the upper case (134)
p), the fitting concave ridge (136b) of the infrared transmitting window (136) can be fitted, and the fitting convex ridge (136a) of the infrared transmitting window (136) can be fitted to the upper case (134). Mating recess (134
r) can be fitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10b, in the fitted state,
An adhesive filling space is formed in the fitting concave ridge (134r) of the upper case (134).

As shown in FIG. 10b, the peripheral end surface of the infrared transmitting window mounting concave portion (135a) formed in the lower case (135) includes:
At regular intervals in the front and back, three mating ridges (135p) (13
5q) (135r) projecting, each ridge (135p) (135q)
The fitting recesses (135s) (135t) are formed between (135r).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10a, two fitting projections (136c) and (136d) are protruded from the lower rear surface of the infrared transmission window (136) so as to be in contact with the rear surface of the infrared transmission window (136). Double ridges (136
c) Between (136d) and two mating concave ridges (136e) (136
f) is formed.

And the fitting concave strip (136e) of the infrared transmission window (136)
(136f), the front and middle fitting ridges (135p) and (135q) of the lower case (135) can be fitted, and the fitting ridge on the rear side of the infrared transmitting window (136). (136d) can be fitted to the fitting recess (134t) on the rear side of the lower case (135).

Further, as shown in FIG.10C, in the fitted state,
An adhesive filling space is formed in the fitting concave ridge (134t) of the lower case (135).

In addition, the installation of the infrared transmission window (136) is described in the 10a
By performing the steps shown in FIGS. 10, 10b, and 10c, it is possible to perform the secure mounting with the waterproof property secured.

That is, as shown in FIG.
6) Fill the fitting recess (136b) with an adhesive (157) such as a solvent type adhesive or epoxy resin, and fill the recess (135b) with the fitting protrusion on the front side of the upper case (134). The part (134p) is fitted and bonded.

At this time, an adhesive layer is formed on each of the front surface and the rear surface of the fitting ridge portion (134p) of the upper case (134), and the waterproofness is improved by the two adhesive layers.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10b, in the fitting / bonding state, the adhesive (157) is filled in the adhesive filling space formed in the fitting recess (134r) of the upper case (134). Then, a thick adhesive layer is formed, and waterproofness is secured by the three adhesive layers in addition to the two adhesive layers.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10b, the adhesive (15) is respectively attached to the fitting concave ridges (136c) and (136d) of the infrared ray transmitting window (136).
7) is filled, and the adhesive (157) is filled into the fitting recesses (135s) (135t) of the lower case (135).

Then, as shown in FIG. 10c, the infrared transmitting window (136)
Bottom case (135)
The mating protrusions (135p) and (135q) are fitted and bonded.

At this time, the two fitting protrusions (135) of the lower case (135)
p) An adhesive layer is formed on the front surface and the rear surface of (135q), respectively, and an adhesive filling space formed in the fitting concave ridge (135t) of the lower case (135) in the fitting and bonding state. Inside, a thick adhesive layer is formed, and waterproofing is secured by these five adhesive layers.

In the present embodiment, the infrared transmission window (13
6) is attached, but is not limited to the above steps. For example, first, an infrared transmitting window (136) is attached to the lower case (135),
Thereafter, the upper case (134) can be attached.

Also, in order to further ensure waterproofness, increase the number of fitting ridges and fitting ridges on each of the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) and the infrared transmission window (136) and bond them. The number of layers can be increased.

The infrared transmission window (136) is made of polycarbonate or A
Molded with synthetic resin such as BS resin and polysulfone.

In this way, the infrared transmission window (136) is sandwiched between the upper and lower cases (134) and (135) so that the remote controller (130) is accidentally dropped or the bathtub main body (1) is dropped. Even in the case of collision, the infrared transmission window (136) can be protected from impact.

10A, 10B, and 10C show a protective structure of an infrared transmission window (136) as another embodiment.

That is, the remote controller (13
0) are projections (134v) (134v) (135v) (13v) on the front left and right sides of the upper case (134) and the lower case (135), respectively.
If the remote controller (130) is accidentally dropped on the tile floor by projecting 5v), the protrusion collides with the tile floor and the infrared transmission window (13
6) does not hit the tile floor.

The remote controller (130) shown in FIG. 10B
Is that the infrared transmission window (136) is partially arranged only at the positions (right before and left and right sides) facing three light emitting diodes (147), (148), and (149), which will be described later. By minimizing the exposed area of the transmission window (136),
Even if the remote controller (130) is accidentally dropped on the tile floor, the infrared transmission window (136) is prevented from being damaged.

At this time, the infrared transmission window (136) can be configured in three parts or integrally.

The remote controller (130) shown in FIG. 10C
The remote controller (130) is mistakenly formed by forming the vertical width of the infrared transmission window (136) to be as narrow as possible, for example, about one fifth of the vertical width of the front surface of the controller case (131). The infrared transmitting window (136) is not damaged when dropped on the tile floor.

The partition (137) is shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7A to
As shown in FIG. 7C, an adhesive (135e) protrudes downward from the inner surface of the upper case (134) and is fitted to a partition fitting recess (135e) formed on the rear inner peripheral surface of the lower case (135). 157)
And fill the recess (135e) with the end of the partition (137) (137).
a) and fit the periphery of the bulkhead (137) into the lower case (13).
5) Adhering to the inner peripheral surface of the electric circuit room (139) on the front side
And a battery chamber (140) is formed on the rear side.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
7) is provided with a vent hole (141) for venting air so that the air in the electric circuit room (139) can escape into the battery compartment (140) through the through hole (141) when the controller case (131) is assembled. Thereafter, the through hole (141) is closed with an adhesive (158) from the battery chamber (140) side.

In this way, it is possible to assemble the controller case (131) and to ensure the hermeticity of the electric circuit room (139).

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid body (138) has a lid main body (1) having a wide width capable of closing the battery access port (142).
38a) and a fitting projection (138b) projecting from the inner surface of the lid body (138a) and fitting into the battery access opening (142).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid body (138a) is detachably attached to the lid receiving portion (142a) forming the peripheral surface of the battery access port (142) by small bolts (143a). . (14
3b) is a nut provided in the lid receiving portion (142a).

Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the fitting projection (138b) has
An O-ring (143c) is attached, and a current-carrying plate (143) that is in contact with the end surface of the battery (B) and is energized is provided on the tip end surface of the fitting projection (138b).
d) is installed.

With this configuration, the fitting projection (138b) of the lid (138)
Into the lid receiving part (131c) and the lid body (138).
If a) is attached to the lid receiving part (131c), the fitting protrusion (1
The current-carrying plate (143d) provided at the tip of 38b) comes into contact with the end face of the battery (B) to be in a current-carrying state.

At this time, waterproofness in the battery chamber (140) can be secured by the O-ring (143c) attached to the peripheral surface of the fitting projection (138b).

The controller case (131) is molded from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin to ensure hardness, strength, impact resistance and waterproofness.

As described above, by making the entire controller case (131) waterproof, insulation of the electric circuit portion (132) and the battery (B) built in the case (131) is ensured, and malfunction or inoperability is prevented. The problem described above is prevented.

(Electric Circuit Unit) The electric circuit unit (132) provided in the controller case (131) is configured as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 and FIG. 12 to FIG.
A board (145) (printed circuit board) is arranged in the inside, and a blow status display section (159) and an oscillator (146) are mounted on the board (145).
And three light emitting diodes (147) (1
48) and (149) are mounted in a conductive state, and the board (14)
5) Membrane switch (18) of operation switch (133)
0) is connected via a lead wire (150), while the battery (B) is connected to the same substrate (145) via a connection terminal (151).

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the board (145) is provided with a board mounting seat (152) (15) protruding from the inner surface of the upper case (134).
2) Attach the upper and lower cushioning members (153)
It is attached by bolts (155) via (154).
(145a) and (145a) are reinforcing members attached to the lower left and right sides of the substrate (145), and (145b) is a small bolt.

The oscillator (146) is provided for clock and timing of the CPU, and as shown in FIG. 13, a foamed sponge or a silicone resin plate-shaped buffer member ( The oscillator (146) is mounted on the buffer member (166), and the oscillator (146) and the buffer member (166) are made of a silicone resin (167) as an elastic material. (145). (146a) is an oscillator foot, the tip of which is connected to the substrate (145).

Water-repellent silicone resin (167) is applied to light-sensitive elements such as resistors, light-emitting diodes, and other circuit elements.

As described above, the oscillator (146) is connected to the substrate (145), the buffer member (166) is interposed between the oscillator (146) and the substrate (145), and the substrate is made of an elastic silicone resin (167). Because it is fixed to (145), even if the remote controller (130) is accidentally dropped on the tile floor or collides with the upper edge of the bathtub body (1), the oscillator (146) Since the impact from the substrate (145) is not transmitted, the oscillation function of the resonator (146) can be kept good, and the good control function of the remote controller (130) itself can be secured.

In addition, since the silicone resin has water repellency, the moisture resistance of the oscillator (146) can be secured well, and the oscillation function can be kept good from this point as well.

Further, by applying a water-repellent silicone resin to other circuit elements, particularly a resistance weak to moisture or the like, the moisture resistance of each circuit element can be secured well, and malfunction of each circuit element can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 12, the controller case (13
1) Filling and solidifying a potting liquid (170) such as urethane resin or epoxy resin in the inside, and embedding the entire electric circuit part (132) in the potting liquid (170) allows only the oscillator (146) to be used. In addition, the shock resistance and the vibration resistance of the entire electric circuit unit (132) can be improved, and the insulation property can be ensured to prevent malfunctions and inoperability from occurring.

The light emitting diodes (147), (148), and (149) as infrared transmitters shown in FIG. 5 transmit infrared light toward an infrared receiver (9) provided on the operation panel (6) through an infrared transmission window (136). ) Through the board (1
45) Attach to the front center and front left and right
The central light emitting diode (147) is capable of transmitting infrared light forward, and the left and right side light emitting diodes (148)
In (149), infrared rays can be transmitted downward to the left and right sides, respectively.

Further, from the light emitting diodes (147), (148), and (149), by operating the operation switch section (133), a predetermined signal corresponding to the various operation switches is obtained based on the previously set serial code transmission signal. The code signal is transmitted using infrared rays as a carrier, and such infrared rays are detected by the infrared ray receiving section (9).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a pair of left and right rubber connectors (160) and (160) mounted on the substrate (145), and the blow state display section (159), as shown in FIGS. (1
60) The blow state indication plate (161) mounted on the upper part, and the blow state visible window plate (163) whose upper half is fitted into the opening (134a) of the upper case (134) from inside. Viewing window (16
3) The cushioning member (16
4).

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the rubber connector (160) is formed in a narrow rod shape from a conductive rubber material, and is mounted on the substrate (145) at a certain interval in the left-right width direction. .

As shown in FIG. 8, the blow state indicating plate (161) has the mounting projections (161b) and (161b) projecting from the upper halves of the left and right side surfaces of the display panel body (161a). (161b) (161
b) Connect the display panel body (161a) to the rubber connector (160)
(160).

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the display panel main body (161a) uses a liquid crystal display (LCD) to display various jet forms selected by the bather operating the operation switch section (133). I have.

As shown in FIG. 8, the blown state viewing window plate (163) has a viewing window plate body (163a) formed in the same shape as the opening (134a) of the upper case (134), and the same body (163a). )
And a locking protruding piece (163b) protruding from the lower half of the peripheral surface are integrally formed of transparent acrylic resin, ABS resin, or polysulfone.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the locking projection (163b) is brought into contact with and locked to the inner surface of the upper case (134), and the visible window plate main body (163a) is fitted into the opening (134a). Accordingly, the upper surface of the window body (163a) is slightly lower than the surface of the upper case (134) so that the upper surface is not easily damaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the cushioning member (164) is formed in a rectangular frame shape by an elastic rubber material such as butyl rubber or an independent foam sheet, and is used as a locking projection of the blow state viewing window plate (163). By interposing between the lower surface of the (163b) and the upper surface of the blow state display plate (161), the blow state viewing window plate (163) is pressed and supported from inside the case.

As described above, since the buffer member (164) is interposed between the blow state display plate (161) and the blow state viewing window plate (163), the substrate (145) is also connected to the buffer member (153) ( Fifteen
4) For mounting by bolts (155) via
Incorrectly using the remote controller (130) for the bathtub body (1)
When it collides with the upper edge of the board or falls on the tile floor, it absorbs the impact and damages the blower status indicator (161) and the oscillator (146) on the board (145). Oscillation failure can be prevented.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
1) can also be fixed to the substrate (145) by the fixing frame (162) via the rubber connectors (160) and (160).

That is, the fixing frame (162) is made of stainless steel or the like, and as shown in FIG. 15, the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the blow state display plate (161), the display plate (161) and the rubber connector (16).
0) A fixed frame body (162a) for regulating the peripheral surface of (160), and fixing protrusions (162b) protruding from the front, center, and rear of the lower left and right sides of the fixed frame body (162a). ).

Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the fixing projection (162b) is inserted into the projection insertion hole (165) formed in the substrate (145), and the tip is bent on the lower surface side of the substrate (145). By bending and fixing the fixed frame body (162a) on the substrate (145),
The blow state display plate (161) and the rubber connector (160) can be fastened and fixed on the substrate (145).

As described above, the blow status display plate (16
Since 1) is fixed by the fixing frame (162) and is not pressed against the controller case (131), even if the controller case (131) is thermally deformed, the display plate (161) is It is not affected, and therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal display from dropping dots.

Further, the space on the substrate (145) can be made compact, the positioning of the blow state display plate (161) can be reliably performed, and the like.

Also, (1) in the blow state display section (159) shown in FIG.
59a) is a jet form dot display section, (159b) is a bath water jet position display section, (159c) is a strength level display section, (159d) is a random display section, and (159e) is a jet form index section.

(Operation Switch Unit) The operation switch unit (133) provided on the surface of the controller case (131) is configured as follows.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the operation switch section (133) is provided with the operation switch section mounting recess (134b).
Inside, a membrane switch with a click feeling (18
0), and a topsheet (181) is provided on the surface of the switch (180).

The membrane switch (180) has a multilayer structure as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, and sequentially from the upper layer to the lower layer, a polyester film (133),
A tact fixing plate (185) having a plurality of plate arrangement holes (185a) and an upper contact film (186) are connected to a double-sided adhesive tape (184) having a plurality of switch holes (184a) (185b). ) (185c) to form a contact space forming spacer (18) between the upper contact film (186) and the lower contact film (188) disposed thereunder.
7) with the lower contact film (188), the aluminum plate (190), and the recess for mounting the operation switch (134b)
Is completely sealed with a double-sided adhesive tape (189) (191).

The surface sheet (181) and the polyester film (1
83) is bonded by a double-sided adhesive tape (182) having a large number of switch holes (182a).

The contact space forming spacer (187) is a printing paste or a double-sided adhesive tape, and forms a contact space (192) between the upper and lower contact films (186) and (188) as shown in FIG. In the contact space (192), the contacts (186a) and (188a) contact the upper and lower contact films (186) and (188), respectively.
Are mounted in a vertically opposed state.

Also, as shown in FIG. 16, the plate mounting holes (185a)
A dome-shaped snap plate (185d) is arranged inside,
A switch hole (182a) is disposed directly above the plate (185d), and upper and lower conductive paste contacts (186a) (188a) are disposed immediately below the plate (185d). ).

In this way, the membrane switch (180)
A large number of various operation switches (200) are provided, and the various operation switches (200) operate reliably.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.
a) and contact space (192) are the upper contact film (186)
The contact space (192) and the air buffer chamber (134m) are connected by a lower contact film (188), a double-sided adhesive tape (189), and an aluminum plate (193). 190) and the double-sided adhesive tape (191) are communicated by a buffer chamber passageway (194) formed by penetrating / piercing.

In this way, the plate arrangement holes (185
a) is communicated by the communication passage (193) and the buffer chamber passage (194), so that any one of the operation switches (20
0), the air in each plate arrangement hole (185a) flows into the air buffer chamber (134m) through the passages (193) and (194), and the air in the membrane switch (180) The pressure rise is made as small as possible (for example,
Even if three operation switches are pressed at the same time, the pressure rise is set to be 0.05 kgf / cm ² or less at a normal temperature of 25 ° C.).

In addition, since it is used in a bathroom, even under an environmental condition of 70 ° C., peeling of an adhesive tape or the like due to expansion and contraction of air can be prevented. In particular, the contact space forming spacer (187) is prevented from peeling off from the upper and lower contact films (186) and (188).

The base of the lead wire (150) connected to the membrane switch (180) is inserted into the lead wire insertion hole (134n) formed in the stepped recess (134b) as shown in FIG. Caulking is performed with a caulking material (195) such as epoxy resin, urethane resin, or silicone resin.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a surface sheet (181) is adhered to the surface of the membrane switch (180) via a double-sided adhesive tape (182).
Is formed wider than the membrane switch (180)
The switch (180) is adhered so as to cover it from above.

Remote controller configured as above (130)
By operating various operation switches (200),
A blow operation or the like can be started separately from the operation panel section (6).

In addition, among the various operation switches (200) shown in FIG.
01) is an operation switch, (202) is a mild blow switch, (203) is a spot blow switch, (204) is a pulse blow switch, (205) is a wave blow switch, (206) is a cycle blow switch, and (207) is Random blow switch, (208) and (209) switch for high / low side of bath water jetting, (210) pattern switch for using foot jet nozzle, (211) pattern switch for using back jet nozzle, (212) ventral This is a spray nozzle use pattern switch.

[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 a conceptual configuration explanatory view of the bubble generating bathtub. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a remote controller. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of the remote controller. FIG. 5 is a sectional bottom view of the remote controller. FIG. 6 is a sectional left side view of the remote controller. FIG. 7A is a bottom view of the upper case of the remote controller. FIG. 7B is a right side view of the upper case. FIG. 7C is a plan view of a lower case of the remote controller. FIG. 7D is a right side view of the lower case. FIG. 8 is an exploded explanatory view of the remote controller. FIG. 9 is an explanatory sectional view of a connection portion of the remote controller. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a mounting structure of an infrared transmission window. FIG. 11 is an explanatory sectional view of a partition. FIG. 12 is an explanatory sectional view of a remote controller. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an oscillator mounting structure. FIG. 14 is an explanatory sectional view of a blow state display unit. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of a fixed frame. FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are partial cross-sectional explanatory views of the operation switch section. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a membrane switch. FIG. 19 is an explanatory sectional view of a mounting structure of the membrane switch. (A): Bubble generation bath (P): Circulation pump (C): Control unit (1): Bathtub body (2): Spout nozzle for foot side (3): Spout nozzle for back side (4): Belly (6): Operation panel (10): Bath hot water suction pipe (11): Bath hot water pipe (130): Remote controller

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Obata 5-1-1, Kushiamihigashi, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Tokoki Co., Ltd. Kokura Second Factory (72) Inventor Koichi Uchiyama Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 5-1-1, Kamiami-Higashi, Kokura-Minami-ku Toko Toki Co., Ltd. Kokura 2nd Factory (72) Inventor: Mitsuaki Hashida 2-81-1, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Totoki Equipment Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Factory (72) Inventor Akira Hyodo 2-8-1, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Tochiki Kiki Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Plant

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A bubble generating bathtub in which a bath containing air bubbles can be jetted into a bathtub body by a circulating pump, wherein the circulating pump is operable by a portable remote controller via a controller, and a controller of the remote controller is provided. The case is formed by connecting the respective peripheral end surfaces of the upper case and the lower case, and a fitting concave portion is provided along the peripheral end surface of one of the cases, and is fitted to the peripheral end surface of the other case. A fitting convex portion is provided along the peripheral end surface, the fitting convex portion is fitted to the fitting concave portion, and bonded with an adhesive, and substantially at the center of each inner surface of the upper case and the lower case, respectively. A remote controller structure for a bubble generating bath, wherein connection projections are provided so as to face each other, and the connection projections are fixed to each other. 2. A fitting portion for fitting an infrared transmitting window to the controller case is provided, while a fitting portion is provided on an end face of the infrared transmitting window to fit and connect the controller case and the infrared transmitting window. 2. The remote controller structure for an air bubble generating bath according to claim 1, wherein the fitting surface is bonded with an adhesive. 3. A partition is provided in the controller case,
The remote controller structure of a bubble generating bath tub according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electric circuit room and the battery room are separated and formed, and the partition is adhered to the controller case.