JP2809218B2 - Shower equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a shower device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as for a shower apparatus, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 of JP-A-59-202350, a hot water supply amount or hot water supply temperature is changed by a time-varying signal, and the hot water supply is performed. As shown in FIG. 5, the change in the amount of hot water or the temperature of hot water is displayed on a display device such as a level meter in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged, and a massage effect is provided by a temporal change in the amount of hot water when the shower is used. There has been a method in which a change in the amount of hot water is notified by a display device to improve usability. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-2838, a signal generator 1 sends a time-varying signal such as a musical scale or rhythm, and a temperature controller 2. Alternatively, the water supply controller 3 is operated to change the hot water supply temperature or the hot water supply amount, and a sound generator 6 such as a speaker provided in a shower remote control box 5 in the bathroom is driven via a sound wave generation circuit 4 to generate a sound generator 6.
In some cases, the melody of the music was flowed into the bathroom and the hot water supply flow rate of the shower was changed accordingly.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional configuration, the hot water supply flow rate of the shower is simply changed in a musical score, a melody sound is output by a sounding body, and the change of the hot water volume is displayed on a display device. Because of the display configuration, it was not possible to create a so-called discotic mood or to taste the magnificent atmosphere of classical music with sound and light.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a tone signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, and a pitch or loudness of a tone signal from the tone signal generating means. A tone element detecting means for detecting a tone element such as the above, and at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color of the light source is varied based on a tone element signal from the tone element detecting means. A hot water supply controller for outputting at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature based on a tone element signal from the tone element detecting means; Hot water supply control means for changing at least one of the amount or the hot water temperature, and the sounding body and the light source are integrally formed. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a shower with a high effect of sound, light and shower, and it is possible to reduce the number of moisture-proof seals by integrating the light source that needs moisture-proof and the sound-generating body. It can be simplified with less man-hours.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The shower apparatus of the present invention includes a sounding body such as a speaker and a light source such as illumination, and these sounding body and the light source are integrally formed. And by the above, the effect of sound, light and shower can be improved, the moisture-proof seal can be reduced by integrating the light source that needs moisture proof and the sounding body, the moisture-proof safety can be improved, and the installation work is reduced Easy to do.

Further, the shower apparatus of the present invention comprises a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source such as illumination, a panel to which piping is attached, a remote control as a shower operation unit, and the sounding body, the light source and the remote control. It is assembled together in the panel. According to the above, it is possible to produce efficiently in a factory and to easily secure quality such as moisture proof.

Further, the shower apparatus of the present invention has illumination as a light source, a speaker as a sounding body, and a shower discharge port, and the illumination and the speaker are arranged on both sides of the shower discharge port. is there. With the above, both sound and light act with a stereo effect, and a more powerful and enjoyable shower can be produced by the user.

Further, the shower apparatus of the present invention comprises a tone signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, and a tone element for detecting a tone element such as a pitch or a loudness of the tone signal from the tone signal generating means. Detecting means, a light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color based on a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means; A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature based on a musical sound element signal from the detection unit; and receiving at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature in response to the hot water supply control signal. The variable hot water supply control means, the sounding body and the light source are integrally formed. Then, the user listens to music from a tone signal generating means such as a compact disk player or a cassette tape player using a sounding body such as a speaker, and interlocks with the change in the volume or pitch of the music to supply or supply hot water to the shower. The temperature changes, and the music stimulates the whole body by the shower, the so-called body sonic, and the flashing cycle of the light source such as a strobe or the change in the brightness of the illumination light source acts on the shower in conjunction with the music, and the sound and light The unique effect produced by synergistic body sonic is produced, the effect can be improved by sound, light and shower, and the moisture proof seal can be reduced by integrating the sound source and the light source that needs moisture proof, and the moisture proof safety And installation work can be simplified with less man-hours.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a tone signal generating means, a tone generator such as a speaker, a light source, and a tone element for detecting a tone element such as pitch or loudness of the tone signal from the tone signal generating means. Detecting means, a light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color based on a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means; A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature based on a musical sound element signal from the detection unit; and receiving at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature in response to the hot water supply control signal. Variable hot water supply control means, a panel with pipes attached thereto, a remote control as a shower operation unit, the sounding body, the light source, and a remote control connected to the panel. Those assembled in together. Then, the user can listen to music from tone signal generating means such as a compact disc player or a cassette tape player.
While listening to a speaker or other sounding body, the amount of hot water or the temperature of hot water changes in conjunction with a change in the volume or pitch of the music, and the whole body is stimulated by the shower, so-called body sonic, in conjunction with the music. The flashing cycle of the light source such as a strobe or the change in the brightness of the illumination light source acts on the shower, producing a unique effect that combines sound, light and body sonic. It is possible to improve the efficiency, to efficiently produce the product in the factory, and to easily secure the quality such as moisture proof.

Further, the shower apparatus of the present invention comprises a tone signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, and a tone element for detecting a tone element such as a pitch or a loudness of the tone signal from the tone signal generating means. Detecting means, a light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color based on a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means; A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature based on a musical sound element signal from the detection unit; and receiving at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature in response to the hot water supply control signal. It has a variable hot water supply control means and a shower discharge port, and both the illumination as the light source and the speaker as the sounding body are arranged on both sides of the shower discharge port. It is. Then, the user listens to music from a tone signal generating means such as a compact disk player or a cassette tape player using a sounding body such as a speaker, and interlocks with the change in the volume or pitch of the music to supply or supply hot water to the shower. The temperature changes, and the music stimulates the whole body by the shower, the so-called body sonic, and the flashing cycle of the light source such as a strobe or the change in the brightness of the illumination light source acts on the shower in conjunction with the music, and the sound and light A unique effect is produced by synergizing the body sonic, and the sound and light work in a stereo effect, allowing the user to produce a more powerful and enjoyable shower.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 7 denotes a compact disc on which music is recorded as an example of a tone signal generating means and a compact disc player which is a reproducing device thereof. When the compact disc player 7 is operated, a tone signal is output. This tone signal is input to a speaker 8 as a sounding body and a tone element detecting means 9. The tone element detecting means 9 comprises a zero volt switch 10 and a counter 11 for counting the output of the zero volt switch 10. The counting result of the counter 11 is input to the light source controller 12 and the hot water supply controller 13. Light source controller 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a microcomputer and an oscillator oscillating at a constant period. Each time a pulse signal is input from the oscillator, the counter 11 reads the counting result and, based on the counting result, controls the light source according to the counting result. The output is transmitted to the light source 14. The hot water supply controller 13 also reads the count result of the counter 11 and transmits a hot water supply control signal corresponding to the count result to the motor-operated valve 15 as hot water supply control means based on the count result. The light source 14 for illuminating a shower bathroom provided with discharge ports 18 and 19 for discharging hot water such as a hand shower 16 and an overhead shower 17 is integrally formed with a speaker 8 which is an example of a sounding body.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, when the compact disc player 7 is operated from the remote controller 20 installed in the shower bathroom, a tone signal is generated. The zero cross of the tone signal is detected by the zero volt switch 10, the number of zero crosses is detected by the counter 11, and the number of zero crosses is counted by the counter 11. The oscillation pulse interval of the oscillator, that is, the oscillation period
The microcomputer reads the count result of the counter 11 every ts. That is, the zero volt switch 10 and the counter 11 detect a pitch (pitch) as a musical tone element at each pulse interval ts. In other words, the higher the tone, the higher the frequency compared to the bass, and the number of zero crossings increases. The light source controller 12 controls the light source 1 according to the counting result of the counter 11.
4 is controlled. For example, the brightness of the fluorescent lamp can be varied by changing the pulse width of the applied voltage by inverter control. In other words, the pulse width is varied by the light source controller 12 in conjunction with the counting result of the counter 11, and the brightness of the fluorescent lamp as the light source acts so as to change in conjunction with the tone signal.

The light source 14 is composed of three fluorescent lamps that emit red, blue, and green light, which are the three primary colors of light, and the brightness of the three fluorescent lamps is varied according to the tone signal. , The color of the synthesized light including the intermediate color is obtained.

Further, a so-called strobe lamp is used as the light source 14, and the light source controller 12 converts the output to a strobe light emission output based on the signal of the zero volt switch 10 and outputs the output to the light source 14, thereby responding to the tone signal. The strobe light flashes, making it easy to create a discotic mood.

The hot water supply controller 13 includes the counter 11
A hot water supply control signal for variably controlling the electric valve 15 serving as the hot water supply control means is transmitted in accordance with the counting result of (1), so that the hot water supply amount or the hot water supply temperature is changed. Therefore, it works so that the hot water supply amount or hot water supply temperature changes in conjunction with the tone signal.

That is, both the illumination light source 14 and the hot water supply state of the showers 16 and 17 can be changed in conjunction with the music heard from the speaker 8, so that the user can listen to music from a tone signal generating means such as a compact disk player. While listening to a sounding body such as a speaker, in conjunction with a change in the volume or pitch of the music, a change in the amount of hot water or the temperature of the hot water in the shower changes the whole body of music, so-called body sonic, and the music. In conjunction with the flash cycle of the light source such as a strobe, or the color of the illumination light source changes, or the change in the brightness of the illumination light source acts on the shower bathroom,
You can enjoy the unique effect of sound, light and body sonic.

A light source 14 and a speaker 8 as a sounding body are also provided.
By integrally configuring the light sources, there is an effect that the installation work can be simplified with a small number of man-hours, and since the moisture-proof seal portion can be reduced by integrating the light source that needs moisture-proof and the sound-generating body, the moisture-proof safety can be improved. Furthermore, the effect of production by which sound and light can be emitted from the same place can be obtained.
Panel 2 fitted with shower piping as shown in FIG.
By employing a configuration in which the sounding body 8 and the light source 14 remote controller 20 and the like are assembled into one, it is possible to produce efficiently in a factory and to easily secure quality such as moisture proof.

The remote controller 20 shown in FIG. 2 can freely select a compact disk or a cassette tape as a source of a musical tone signal, and can also optionally start, stop, and adjust the volume. You can choose between pitch and loudness for the musical elements, and you can also choose to change the brightness of the lighting, change the color, or change the blinking cycle. Further, the pitch or loudness varies depending on the music, but the degree of change such as the brightness of the light source 14 or the blinking cycle can be adjusted by the remote controller 20 according to preference. Further, it is possible to select which of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature is linked to the tone signal. Of course, it is also possible to perform an instruction operation to listen only to music without interlocking the light and hot water state.

Further, the speaker 8 integrated with the illumination 14 as the light source is also arranged on both sides of the shower discharge port 19, so that both sound and light act in a stereo effect, so that the user can enjoy a more powerful and enjoyable shower. Can be directed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the speaker 8
While listening to your favorite music from, you can change the hot water supply amount or hot water temperature of the shower in conjunction with the music, and a comfortable body sonic effect, and the brightness of the lighting, the color of the lighting, according to the melody change of the music, Alternatively, at least one of the flashing periods of the strobe changes so that the light hits the entire shower bathroom or the hot and cold water of the shower, creating a unique mood from a disco style to a solemn atmosphere, and a fun and enjoyable shower life Has the effect of being able to create In the above embodiment, the pitch is detected as a tone element, but the same effect can be obtained by detecting other elements such as loudness (volume). The same effect can be obtained by using a sound generator as a compact disc player, a cassette tape player, or the like, as well as a television, a radio, a video, or the like.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 3, when the compact disc player 7 is operated as an example of the tone signal generating means, a tone signal is output. The output tone signal is input to the speaker 8 and the tone element detecting means 9 through the tone signal delay means 22. The signal of the tone element detecting means 9 is input to the light source controller 12 as in the embodiment of FIG. As another signal transmission path, the tone signal of the tone signal generating means 7 is directly input to the tone element detecting means 9 without passing through the tone signal delay means 22, and the hot water supply controller 13 controls the hot water supply amount. It is configured to control the path.

This configuration differs from the above-described embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the input signals to the sounding body 8 and the light source 14 are delayed by the tone signal delay means 22. That is, in response to a signal input to the hot water supply control means 15,
Signal input to the sounding body 8 and the light source 14 can be delayed. That is, since the electric valve 15 serving as the hot water supply control means varies the amount of hot water supply by mechanical operation, the response is slow, though slightly, as compared with the response speed of the light source 14 and the sounding body 8. Therefore, if a signal is input to them simultaneously, the change in the amount of hot water supplied to the shower acts on the body slightly later than the change in sound or light. Therefore, by using a configuration in which the signal path of sound and light is interposed through the musical sound signal delay means 22 as in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the delay can be delayed by the amount corresponding to the quick response. The changes can be almost synchronized. As described above, the tone signal from the tone signal generating means 7 such as a compact disc player is delayed by the tone signal delaying means 22 so that music is played from the sounding body 8 such as a speaker, and the light source 14 is output based on the delayed signal.
The hot water supply controller 13 operates to change the amount of hot water based on a tone signal that is not delayed from each of the control signal generating means 7. And the amount of hot water and the amount of hot water can be synchronized, thereby producing an effect that fits the senses of the user.

[0023]

As described above, the shower device of the present invention has the following features.
A sounding body such as a speaker, a light source such as illumination, and the sounding body and the light source are integrally formed. The sound effect, the light, and the effect of the shower can be improved, and the light source and the sounding body that require moisture proofing are integrated. By reducing the number of moisture-proof seal points,
In addition to improving moisture-proof safety, installation work can be simplified with less man-hours.

Further, the shower device of the present invention comprises a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source such as lighting, a panel to which a pipe is attached, a remote control as a shower operation unit, and the sounding body, the light source and the remote control. It is assembled to the panel as a whole, can be efficiently produced in a factory, and can ensure quality such as moisture proof. Further, the shower device of the present invention has an illumination as a light source, a speaker as a sounding body, and a shower outlet, and both the illumination and the speaker are arranged on both sides of the shower outlet. Both light and light work with a stereo effect, and a more powerful and enjoyable shower can be produced by the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a shower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the shower device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a shower device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in water amount of a conventional shower device.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a display device of the shower device.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the shower device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Tone generator 8 Sounder 9 Tone element detector 12 Light source controller 13 Hot water controller 14 Light source 15 Hot water controller 18 Shower outlet 19 Shower outlet 20 Remote control 21 Panel

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Koichi Ueki 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-58-188417 (JP, A) JP-A-60-134137 (JP) , A) Shokai Sho 62-7285 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47K 3/22 F24H 1/10 301

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sounding body such as a speaker, a light source such as illumination,
A shower device having a configuration in which a panel to which a pipe is attached, a remote controller that is an operation unit of a shower, and the sounding body, the light source, and the remote controller are integrally assembled to the panel. 2. A shower apparatus comprising a light source, a speaker as a sounding body, and a shower outlet, wherein the lighting and the speaker are arranged on both sides of the shower outlet. 3. A tone signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, a tone element detecting means for detecting a tone element such as a pitch or a loudness of a tone signal from the tone signal generating means, and the tone element. A light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color of the light source based on a musical sound element signal from the detecting means; and a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means. A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature, and a hot water supply control unit that receives the hot water supply control signal and varies at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature; A shower device in which the sounding body and the light source are integrally formed. 4. A musical sound signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, a musical sound element detecting means for detecting a musical sound element such as a pitch or a loudness of a musical sound signal from said musical sound signal generating means, and said musical sound element. A light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color of the light source based on a musical sound element signal from the detecting means; and a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means. A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature, and a hot water supply control unit that receives the hot water supply control signal and varies at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature; A panel having a pipe attached thereto, a remote controller serving as a shower operation unit, and a chassis having a configuration in which the sounding body, the light source, and the remote controller are integrally assembled to the panel. Over apparatus. 5. A tone signal generating means, a sounding body such as a speaker, a light source, a tone element detecting means for detecting tone elements such as pitch or loudness of a tone signal from the tone signal generating means, and the tone element. A light source controller for changing at least one of a blinking degree such as a blinking cycle and a blinking time ratio, a light amount or a color of the light source based on a musical sound element signal from the detecting means; and a musical sound element signal from the musical sound element detecting means. A hot water supply controller that outputs a hot water supply control signal that controls at least one of a hot water supply amount and a hot water supply temperature, and a hot water supply control unit that receives the hot water supply control signal and varies at least one of the hot water supply amount and the hot water supply temperature; A shower device, comprising: a shower outlet; and both a light source and a speaker as sound sources disposed on both sides of the shower outlet.