JP2928580B2 - Voice remote control for bath kettle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a bath cooker operated by a remote controller, an automatic bath apparatus with a reheating function, and the like (these are collectively referred to as a bath cooker).

[Conventional technology]

The conventional remote control for a bath kettle is provided with a switch for setting the hot water temperature and a reheating switch, and after setting the desired hot water temperature and turning on the reheating switch, the hot water in the bathtub is set. The reheating is performed until the temperature reaches the temperature, and then the operation shifts to the heat retention operation. In addition, the remote control of the automatic bath apparatus with a reheating function has a water level setting switch, a switch for setting the boiling water temperature, an automatic operation switch, a reheating switch, and the like, and after setting the desired water level and the boiling water temperature, When the automatic operation switch is turned on, hot water heated to approximately the set hot water temperature is supplied into the bath tub and filled in the bath tub until the water level set in the water level setting switch is reached, and then the hot water temperature in the bath tub is detected. When the temperature of the hot water has not reached the set hot water temperature, reheating is performed, and when the temperature of the hot water reaches the set hot water temperature, the reheating is stopped and the heat retention operation is performed. In each case, at least two remote controllers installed in the bathroom and the remote controller installed in another room are required.
It is common to use one remote control.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The present invention is intended to add a new function to a bath apparatus as described above, which can detect when a bather is present and emit a sound.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bath apparatus having a microcomputer control unit controlled by a remote controller in a bathroom and a remote controller outside a bathroom. A sound generation device is incorporated in the remote control, and a water level sensor for detecting the water level in the bathtub is provided in the appliance. When the water level sensor detects that the water level in the bathtub has risen, the sound generation set on the remote control outside the bathroom is performed. The sound from the device is made to flow from the speaker in the bathroom, and when the water level sensor detects that a person takes a bath and a bather comes out of the bathtub and the bathtub water level is lowered, the operation of sounding from the speaker is stopped. It is characterized by the following.

[Action]

When a person bathes in the bathtub at the set water level, the water level in the bathtub rises, and when a person leaves the bathtub, the water level in the bathtub falls. The present invention pays attention to this point, and determines that there is a human bather when detecting that the bathtub water level at the set water level has risen,
Sound from a sound generator incorporated in a remote controller outside the bathroom is output from speakers in the bathroom. For example, if music and study sounds are incorporated as a sound generator, it is possible to enjoy music in a relaxed state during bathing, or to study using bathing time, and in the present invention,
The sound is played only during bathing, and when the bather goes out of the bathtub, the sounding operation stops, so that families other than the bather can know whether the bather is currently in the bathtub or out. This allows, for example, abnormally long times,
You can respond if you are sleeping in the bathtub or if something is wrong.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of a bath apparatus to which the present invention is applied, wherein A indicates a bathroom, B indicates a kitchen other than the bathroom, for example, and a bathtub 1 is connected to an appliance 2. The appliance 2 includes at least a heat exchanger 2a for circulation reheating and a burner thereof (not shown), a pump 2b, a sensor 2c for detecting a hot water temperature such as a thermistor, and a water level detection in a bathtub such as a pressure sensor. It is provided with a sensor 2d, and is operated by a remote controller 3 disposed in the bathroom and a remote controller 4 disposed in the room B outside the bathroom.

The remote controller 3 for the bathroom is configured as shown in FIG. 2, for example, and the remote controller 4 for other rooms is configured as shown in FIG.

That is, the bathroom remote controller 3 has a built-in switch 3a, a hot water temperature setting up / down switch 3b, a set hot water temperature display unit 3c, a built-in speaker 3d, and automatic / manual switching. Switch 3e, manual operation switch
3f is provided. If the switch 3e is set to the automatic position, the switch automatically emits sound according to the present invention when the switch is set to the automatic position, and is arbitrarily operated by the manual operation switch section 3f when the switch is switched to manual.

The remote controller 4 outside the bathroom has a reheating switch 4a, a hot water temperature setting up / down switch 4b, a set hot water temperature display section 4c, a tape or CD mounting section 4d, and a tape or CD replacement as in the past. Switch 4e.

Next, an example of the operation of the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the hot water in the bath tub is heated to the set temperature and the warming operation is started, the water level in the bath tub is detected by the water level sensor 2d, and the fact that a person enters the bath tub and the water level rises. Upon detection, a tape or a CD mounted on the remote controller 4 outside the bathroom is driven via a microcomputer control unit (not shown) built in the appliance to play music from the speaker 3d. Then, after that, the water level sensor 2d detects the water level in the bathtub, and when it is detected that the person has dropped out of the bathtub to the set water level or lower, the sound is stopped to detect the presence or absence of the next bather. I do.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the microcomputer control unit (not shown) of the appliance is provided with a clock function for judging a date, and a tape or a CD is used.
, A voice that matches the date is recorded, and when it is detected that a person has entered the bathtub, it is determined what day is today, and then the voice that matches the date is played.

FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show a configuration example of a remote controller different from the above.

In this embodiment, a reheating switch 3a,
Up / down switch 3b for setting hot water temperature, set hot water temperature display 3c
In addition, the speaker 3d is built in. The remote controller 4 outside the bathroom has a reheating switch 4a, a hot water temperature setting up / down switch 4b, and a set hot water temperature display unit 4c.
A changeover switch 4f for setting the date and time, a setting switch 4g for changing each of the settable dates, and a set switch 4h for inputting the date after the date is determined. A date display section 4i is provided, and the schedule of the date set in this way is recorded on a tape or the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, the remote controller of the above embodiment detects whether or not a person has entered the bathtub by the water level sensor 2d when the warming operation is started, and detects that a person has entered the bathtub due to the rise in the bathtub water level. Then, the microcomputer control unit built in the appliance makes a judgment as to whether or not there is a schedule for tomorrow, and if there is a schedule for tomorrow, it will be announced by voice that the schedule is tomorrow.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the bath apparatus can be provided with a function of detecting the presence or absence of a bather and, when detecting that a person has entered the bathtub, playing a sound to notify the bather.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a bath apparatus to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a bathroom remote controller, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a remote controller outside the bathroom. It is. FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing examples of use of the remote controller shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a bathroom remote controller different from the above,
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the remote controller outside the bathroom, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of use of the remote controller shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. 1 ... bathtub, 2 ... appliances, 3 ... bathroom remote control, 3a ...
Reheating switch, 3b… hot water temperature setting switch, 3c… setting hot water temperature display, 3d… speaker, 4… remote control outside the bathroom, 4a
…… Additional heating switch, 4b …… Hot water temperature setting switch, 4c …… Setting hot water temperature display section, 4d …… Mounting part such as tape.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bath apparatus having a microcomputer control unit controlled by a remote controller in a bathroom and a remote controller outside a bathroom, wherein a speaker is provided on the remote controller in the bathroom.
An arbitrary desired sound generating device is incorporated in a remote controller outside the bathroom, and a water level sensor for detecting a water level in the bathtub is provided in the appliance, and the water level sensor detects that a person takes a bath and the water level in the bathtub rises. Then, the sound from the sound generator set in the remote controller outside the bathroom is played from the speaker in the bathroom, and when the water level sensor detects that the bather has dropped out of the bathtub and the bathtub water level has dropped, the sound is played from the speaker. A bath apparatus characterized by being configured to stop. 2. The bath apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the microcomputer control unit of the appliance has a clock function, and the transmission function is selected by the clock function to perform a transmission operation.