JP3997881B2 - Heating system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a heating device having a preheating function for preheating a washroom, a dressing room and a bathroom.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Recently, an increasing number of people install heating systems in washrooms, dressing rooms and bathrooms. Such a heating device is installed on the ceiling or side wall of a washroom / dressing room or bathroom, and can forcibly warm the inside of the washroom / dressing room or the bathroom.
[0003]
Here, "toilet / dressing room" means "toilet or dressing room", "toilet and dressing room", and "toilet and dressing room" are used as one room. Means in all cases. The washroom may be a dressing room, and both include one room. The same applies to the following description.
[0004]
The heating device installed in the washroom / dressing room has functions of heating, ventilation, and cool air, and the heating device installed in the bathroom has functions of heating, ventilation, cool air, and drying. .
[0005]
In addition, a timer capable of time management is provided in the heating device as described above, and when the operation start time is set in this timer, heating is started when the set time is reached, and the toilet / dressing room is The thing which has what is called a preheating function which warms the inside and the inside of a bathroom beforehand is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1 and patent document 2).
[0006]
In winter, the washroom and dressing room and the bathroom are indoors, but the temperature is low, and it is better to avoid sudden entry of weak and elderly people with high physical strength. It is preferable from the viewpoint of health care to preheat the interior of the room or the interior of the bathroom in advance.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-159816 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-39586
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above conventional technique, once the preheating is executed, the setting of the preheating start time is automatically canceled, and when the preheating is executed again, the operation for starting the preheating is performed again. It must be done and is very annoying. Usually, it is often the case that the bathroom, the dressing room, and the bathroom are used almost at a fixed time every day, and the operation for starting the preheating at the almost fixed time every day is useless.
[0009]
The subject of this invention is providing the heating apparatus which can improve operativity in view of the said problem.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a heating device that is installed on a ceiling or a side wall of a washroom / dressing room and heats the washroom / dressing room, and the heating device includes an operation unit. And having a plurality of air conditioning modes including a heating mode in which hot air is blown out and heating operation is performed, and once the operation start time is set by the operation unit, when the set time is reached, Control means for starting the heating operation every day, the control means has a storage unit, the standard time of the operation time is set for the air conditioning mode in the storage unit, and the setting of the operation unit the button, can be set to the set time and the set time, the operation portion has a plurality of operation buttons for starting the operation of the air conditioning mode, the heating mode only before said plurality of air conditioning mode Apart from the operation button and the setting button, provided with a daily heating button for setting the daily heating mode to start heating the set time every day by setting the set time, the daily heating button is pressed, warm tufts mode only when There has been set, daily, with the heating operation to become the starting time is started, the set time so as to to stop the heating operation elapsed, the the warm tufts mode without daily heating button is pressed set When not performed, the heating operation is performed for the set time only when the heating button of the operation buttons is pressed.
[0011]
According to the above configuration, once the heating start time is set, the heating operation is started every day when the set time is reached, and the washroom / dressing room and bathroom can be warmed in advance. . Specifically, the heating button daily is pressed, only when warm tufts mode is set, every day, with the heating operation is started when the start time, stop the heating operation and the lapse of the set time, the heating day when the button is warm bunches mode not pressed is not set, only when the heating button of the manipulation button is pressed, it is possible to perform the heating operation.
[0020]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
1 is an overall configuration diagram of a heating device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The heating device includes a washroom heater 1 installed on the ceiling or side wall of the washroom, and a remote controller 2 for operating the washroom heater 1. Although not shown, the bathroom heater 1 is provided with a heater, a fan that blows air heated by the heater into the bathroom, a damper that changes the blowing direction, a motor that drives the fan, and the like. It has been.
[0021]
The remote controller 2 is provided with a microcomputer 5 including a control circuit 3 and a storage unit 4, a display unit 6, and an operation unit 7. The control circuit 3 is electrically connected to the storage unit 4, and the control circuit 3 is also electrically connected to the display unit 6 and the operation unit 7. The control circuit 3 is electrically connected to the washroom heater 1 via the remote control cord 8. In the present embodiment, the microcomputer 5 constitutes a control means.
[0022]
On the case surface of the remote controller 2, as shown in FIG. 2, a display unit 6 constituted by a 7-segment LED or LCD and each operation button of the operation unit 7 are provided. As operation buttons of the operation unit 7, a heating button 11, a ventilation button 12, a cool air button 13, a daily heating button 14, an on timer button 15, an off timer button 16, an on timer lamp 15L indicating an on timer state, and an off timer state are illustrated. A turn-off timer lamp 16L and timer setting buttons 17 and 18 are attached. The timer setting button 17 is formed in an upward arrow shape, and the timer setting button 18 is formed in a downward arrow shape. When the timer setting button 17 is pressed, the time on the display unit 6 increases, and when the timer setting button 18 is pressed, The time on the display unit 6 is reversed. The timer setting buttons 17 and 18 are also used for an operation for setting a time to start an operation when the on timer button 15 is pressed. That is, when the timer setting button 17 is pressed, the time at which the operation starts is displayed on the display unit 6 and advances. When the timer setting button 18 is pressed, the time on the display unit 6 is reversed. The letters AM in the morning and PM in the afternoon are displayed on a part of the display unit 6.
[0023]
In addition, indicator lamps 19 to 22 are attached to the remote control 2 above the heating button 11, the ventilation button 12, the cool air button 13, and the daily heating button 14. When the heating button 11 is pressed, the air heated by the heater of the bathroom heater 1 is blown to heat the bathroom, and the indicator lamp 19 is turned on. To stop heating, the heating button 11 is pressed again. At this time, the indicator lamp 19 is turned off. When the ventilation button 12 is pressed, the bathroom heater 1 takes outside air to ventilate the bathroom, and the indicator lamp 20 is turned on. To stop ventilation, press the ventilation button 12 again. At this time, the indicator lamp 20 is turned off. When the cool breeze button 13 is pressed, the washroom heater 1 performs the cool breeze by blowing air without heating by the heater, and the indicator lamp 21 is turned on. To stop the cool breeze, the cool breeze button 13 is pressed again. At this time, the indicator lamp 21 is turned off. The daily heating button 14 and the indicator lamp 22 will be described later.
[0024]
In the above configuration, when performing normal operation, an air conditioning mode to be performed is selected from heating, ventilation, and cool air modes, and an operation time of the air conditioning mode is further selected. The standard time of the timer is set in advance for each operation mode of heating, ventilation, or cool breeze. Then, the cut timer button 16 is pressed to select the cut timer mode. At this time, the off timer lamp 16L is lit. Thus, in the heating apparatus of the present embodiment, all normal operations are performed in the off timer mode except for a 24-hour ventilation mode (not shown).
[0025]
In addition, when a start time is set in advance and preheating, ventilation, or cool air is to be executed at that time, the on timer button 15 is pressed to enter the on timer mode. Then, the air conditioning mode to be performed is selected from the preliminary heating, ventilation, and cool air modes, and the operation start time and the operation time are set. The operation start time and operation time are set while operating the timer setting buttons 17 and 18. Those setting data are stored in the storage unit 4. In this entering timer mode, once the operation is executed, the setting data in the storage unit 4 is updated to the set value.
[0026]
In the present embodiment, apart from the on-timer mode, a daily heating mode is provided in which heating is performed every day at a set time. In order to perform this daily heating mode, the daily heating button 14 is pressed, and the timer setting buttons 17 and 18 are further operated to set the daily heating start time. This setting data is stored in the storage unit 4 and held in the storage unit 4 until it is set again. In addition, about the start time of heating every day, it can set several times per day. For example, if it is set in the morning and evening in one day, heating can be performed twice daily in the morning and evening.
[0027]
Next, an operation when the heating apparatus having the above configuration performs heating every day will be described with reference to FIG.
[0028]
First, the control circuit 3 determines whether or not the heating button 14 is pressed every day (step S1). When it is desired to preheat the washroom at a fixed time every day, the user presses the heating button 14 every day. If the heating button 14 is pressed every day, an interrupt signal is input to the control circuit 3. Therefore, the control circuit 3 detects the input of the interrupt signal, so that the heating button 14 is pressed every day (ON. Yes). When the daily heating button 14 is pressed, the indicator lamp 22 is lit, indicating that the heating device is currently set to the daily heating mode.
[0029]
The control circuit 3 is provided with a timer, and determines whether or not the current time is the daily heating setting time stored in the storage unit 4 (step S2). When the set time for heating is reached every day, the heater of the washroom heater 1 is energized to start the preheating operation of the washroom (step S3). Thereby, the washroom can be warmed in advance, and the user can comfortably use the washroom even on a cold day. Also, the indicator lamp 19 is turned on simultaneously with the start of the preliminary heating operation, indicating that heating is in progress.
[0030]
When the use of the toilet is completed, the preliminary heating operation ends when the user presses the heating button 14 every day. However, in this embodiment, the heating operation automatically ends without pressing the heating button 14 every day. It is like that. That is, when the use of the toilet is finished, the control circuit 3 determines whether or not the set time stored in the storage unit 4 has elapsed from the current time (step S4). When the set time has elapsed, the heating operation is stopped (step S5). When the heating operation is stopped, the indicator lamp 19 is turned off.
[0031]
When the heating operation is completed, the control circuit 3 determines whether or not the setting data (the data of the setting time and setting time for daily heating) is further stored in the storage unit 4 for the preliminary heating (step S6). For example, the process returns to step S2, and when the set time is reached, the preheating operation is performed in the same manner as described above. When using the washroom at a fixed time every day in the morning and evening, if the user preheats twice in the morning and evening, the user can use the washroom comfortably.
[0032]
If there is no further daily heating setting, it is determined whether or not 24 hours have elapsed, that is, whether or not one day has ended (step S7), and if completed, the process returns to step S1 to prepare for the next day.
[0033]
When the heating button 14 is not pressed every day, an interrupt signal is not input to the control circuit 3, and the process proceeds from step S1 to step S8, and a normal operation is performed in which the heating operation is performed only when the heating button 11 is pressed. .
[0034]
According to the present embodiment, once the heating start time is set once every day, the processing of steps S1 to S7 is repeated, which saves the trouble of resetting every day and is very convenient.
[0035]
In addition, although this Embodiment demonstrated the heating apparatus installed in a washroom, the heating apparatus of this Embodiment can also be installed in a dressing room.
[0036]
(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the severe winter season, since it takes time to become warm, it is expected that the bathroom is not sufficiently warm at the normal set time. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an early mode for starting the heating operation from a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) before the set time is provided in anticipation of the time required until the toilet becomes warm.
[0037]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the remote control 2 is provided with an early mode button 23 and an indicator lamp 24. And if the early mode button 23 is pushed in the state which pushed the heating button 14 every day, the early mode will be set. At this time, the indicator lamp 24 is turned on together with the indicator lamp 22. To cancel the early mode, the early mode button 23 is pressed again. When the early mode is canceled, the indicator lamp 24 is turned off.
[0038]
According to the present embodiment, since the heating operation is started from a predetermined time before the set time, the washroom can be sufficiently preheated even in the severe winter season, and the user can comfortably use the washroom. it can.
[0039]
In addition, the heating apparatus of this Embodiment can also be installed in a dressing room. In this case, since the users are naked in the dressing room, it is very preferable from the aspect of health care to keep the dressing room sufficiently heated for elderly people with weak physical strength and those with high blood pressure. is there.
[0040]
(Embodiment 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 will be described. When the daily heating button 14 is pressed, preheating is performed for a fixed time every day, which is convenient, but if you forget to cancel the heating every day and go out on a business trip or trip, the preheating is performed every day at the set time. As a result, electricity is wasted.
[0041]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a human sensor 25 is provided for detecting whether or not a person is present in a door-to-door building provided with a washroom. A signal is input to the control circuit 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the control circuit 3 determines whether there is a person in the building based on the detection signal from the human sensor 25 (step S21). Do not start the heating operation at the set time. In FIG. 6, the processes in steps S1 to S2 and steps S3 to S8 are the same as those in FIG.
[0042]
The human sensor 25 includes an infrared sensor that detects a person's body temperature, a sound sensor that detects a person's voice, a vibration sensor that detects vibration when a person moves, and the like, in order to improve detection accuracy. One or more places should be provided in living rooms, bedrooms, corridors, or toilets where there are many people.
[0043]
The human sensor 25 is preferably provided in a plurality of rooms such as a living room, a bedroom, and a hallway, and it is preferable to determine whether or not there is a person in the building from the plurality of human sensors 25.
[0044]
According to the present embodiment, in the absence of a person, since the preheating operation is not executed, it is possible to avoid wasteful consumption of electricity.
[0045]
(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the dressing room 30 and the bathroom 31. A dressing room heating unit 32 is installed on the ceiling 30A of the dressing room 30, and a bathroom heating unit 33 is installed on the ceiling 31A of the bathroom 31. The dressing room heating unit 32 may be installed on the side wall of the dressing room 30, and the bathroom heating unit 33 may be installed on the side wall of the bathroom 31.
[0046]
A remote controller 2 and a remote controller 34 are attached to the side wall of the dressing room 30. The remote controller 2 is the same as that shown in FIG. 2 and controls the operation of the dressing room heating unit 32.
[0047]
The remote controller 34 controls the operation of the bathroom heating unit 33. As shown in FIG. 8, a display unit 35, a heating button 36, a ventilation button 37, a cool air button 38, and a drying button 39 are provided. And the indicator lamps 40-42 are attached corresponding to each button. The display unit 35, the heating button 36, the ventilation button 37, the cool air button 38 and the indicator lamps 40 to 42 are the same as the display unit 2, the heating button 11, the ventilation button 12, the cool air button 13 and the indicator lamps 19 to 21 of the remote control 2, respectively. It has a function. In addition, timer setting buttons 43 and 44 are provided on the side of the display unit 35. These timer setting buttons 43 and 44 have the same functions as the timer setting buttons 17 and 18 of the remote controller 2. Further, an indicator lamp 45 is attached corresponding to the drying button 39. In FIG. 7, 46 is a bathtub. 47 is an interlock control signal line for starting the heating operation of the bathroom heating unit 33 in conjunction with the heating operation of the dressing room heating unit 32.
[0048]
When the drying button 39 is pressed, the air heated by the heater of the bathroom heating unit 33 is blown into the bathroom 31, and the laundry or the like dried in the bathroom 31 can be dried. When the drying button 39 is pressed, the indicator lamp 45 is turned on. When the drying button 39 is pressed again, the warmed air stops blowing and the indicator lamp 45 is turned off at the same time.
[0049]
In the present embodiment, once the heating start time is set in the remote controller 2, the dressing room heating unit 32 starts the preliminary heating operation every day when the set time comes, and the heating operation In conjunction with the start, the bathroom heating unit 33 starts the preliminary heating operation.
[0050]
In the present embodiment, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the dressing room heating unit 32 started the heating operation, the dressing room heating unit 32 stops the heating operation, but the bathroom heating unit 33 is used by the user in the bathroom 31. Continue heating when you are in And it detects that a user got out of the bathroom 31 with a sensor etc., and based on the detection information, the dressing room heating unit 32 starts the heating operation.
[0051]
According to this embodiment, the temperature difference between the dressing room 30 and the bathroom 31 can be reduced, and bathing becomes comfortable.
[0052]
In the heating apparatus having the above configuration, once the heating start time is set for the remote controller 2, only the dressing room heating unit 30 starts the heating operation every day when the set time is reached. It can also be configured.
[0053]
(Embodiment 5)
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, a daily heating operation mode is provided in the washroom / dressing room unit, and heating operation is started in these rooms regardless of bathroom heating. Thereby, even if it is a case where it does not take a bath in winter morning etc. and bathroom heating is unnecessary, only a dressing room can be warmed.
[0054]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the preliminary heating operation is performed every day only by once setting the heating start time, the operation of resetting the heating start time can be saved and the operation can be performed. A good heating device can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a heating device according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a remote controller in the heating apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart when preheating is performed with the heating device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a front view of a remote controller in the heating device according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram of a heating device according to a third embodiment.
6 is a flowchart when preheating is performed with the heating device of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram of a heating device according to a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a front view of a remote controller in the heating device of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washroom heater 2 Remote control 3 Control circuit 4 Memory | storage part 5 Microcomputer 6 Display part 7 Operation part 14 Daily heating button 15 On timer button 16 Off timer button 23 Early mode button 25 Human sensor 30 Dressing room 31 Bathroom 32 Dressing room heating Unit 33 Bathroom heating unit 34 Remote control

Claims (1)

A heating device installed on the ceiling or side wall of a washroom / dressing room to heat the washroom / dressing room,
The heating device includes an operation unit,
It has a plurality of air conditioning modes including a heating mode that blows out hot air and performs heating operation,
Once the operation start time is set by the operation unit, the controller includes a control means for starting the heating operation every day when the set time is reached,
This control means has a storage unit, and in the storage unit, a standard time of operation time is set for each air conditioning mode, and the set time and the set time can be set by a setting button of the operation unit age,
The operation unit has a plurality of operation buttons for starting the operation in the air conditioning mode, and sets a set time separately from the operation button and the setting button only in the heating mode among the plurality of air conditioning modes. It has a daily heating button to set the daily heating mode to start heating at the set time every day,
The daily heating button is pressed, only when warm tufts mode is set, every day, with the heating operation to become the starting time is started, so as to stop the heating operation and the set time has elapsed, the daily when warm tufts mode not pressed heating button is not set, only when the heating button of the operation button is pressed, the heating device being characterized in that to perform the heating operation.

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