JP4097269B2 - Mist type bathroom heating device, hot air heating dryer and bathroom heating drying system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mist-type bathroom heating device that heats a bathroom by generating hot water mist.

  Conventionally, a mist type bathroom heating device for spraying hot water mist is installed in the bathroom, a hot air heater / dryer is attached to a part of the bathroom, and the mist type bathroom heating device is used to mist heat the bathroom. A bathroom heating / drying system having a configuration capable of heating or drying the inside of a bathroom by a heating / drying machine is known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the equipment arrangement of the bathroom heating / drying system described in Patent Document 1. In the bathroom 100, a currant 101 for discharging hot water or cold water, a bathtub 102, and a shower 103 are provided. Near the ceiling of one wall surface of the bathroom 100, a hot air heating dryer 104 that blows out hot air is attached. Further, a mist type bathroom heating device 105 is installed near the floor of one wall surface of the bathroom 100 in the vicinity of the currant 101. In this case, the bathroom heating / drying system includes the hot air heating / drying machine 104 and the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 105.

  Although the thing of various structures is well-known as the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 105, what is directly connected to the hot water supply pipe | tube of the currant 101 like the thing of the patent document 3, for example can be used.

Moreover, in patent document 2, as operation | movement of a bathroom heating drying system, (1) the mist heating system which raises the temperature in a bathroom by spraying warm water mist in the bathroom from the nozzle for mist spraying, (2) warm water, It describes a drying / heating method in which the hot air heating / drying machine 104 is driven using electricity, gas, kerosene, etc. as a heat source to increase the temperature in the bathroom, and (3) a combined method in which the mist heating method and the drying / heating method are used in combination. ing.
JP 2002-253440 A JP 2002-89866 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-185224

  By the way, in such a bathroom heating / drying system, when a user tries to start mist heating in the bathroom, the mist is supplied via a switch on the front panel of the mist type bathroom heating device 105 or the hot air heating / drying machine 104. A mist spray start command is input to the mist type bathroom heating device 105 using a remote control device for remotely operating the type bathroom heating device 105. In this case, it is also assumed that the user inputs a spray start command with a face or the like approaching the mist type bathroom heating device 105. At this time, if a mist of cold water or hot water is unexpectedly blown out from the mist type bathroom heating device 105, the user may be exposed to water or may be burned.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mist-type bathroom heating device and a bathroom heating / drying system that can prevent an accident in which the user is accidentally exposed to mist when the user inputs a mist spray start command. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a hot air heater / dryer used therefor.

  The mist type bathroom heating device according to the present invention is a mist type bathroom heating device that heats the bathroom by spraying hot water into the bathroom, and is provided in the hot moisture pipe connected to the hot water supply pipe and the hot moisture pipe One or a plurality of mist nozzles, a start / stop valve that is an electrical on-off valve provided between the hot water supply pipe and the hot water pipe, and an operation command for the start / stop valve A start / stop switch, a timer for measuring a predetermined time, and when an operation command is input from the start / stop switch in a closed state of the start / stop valve, the timer is started and waits for a predetermined time to elapse And a start / stop valve control unit for opening the start / stop valve.

  With this configuration, when the user inputs an operation command from the start / stop switch in the closed state of the start / stop valve, the mist type bathroom heating device waits without starting the mist spraying until a predetermined time elapses. And after predetermined time passes, spraying of mist is started. Therefore, immediately after the user inputs a spray start command from the input means, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the mist spray is suddenly started and the user is exposed to the mist unexpectedly.

  The hot air heater / dryer according to the present invention includes a hot air heater / dryer attached to a part of the bathroom, and a mist type bathroom which is attached to the bathroom and heats the bathroom by spraying hot water into the bathroom. In a hot air heater / dryer used in a bathroom heating / drying system comprising a heating device, an input means for inputting a control command signal, a timer for measuring a predetermined time, and a control input from the input means When the command signal is a spray start command for instructing the mist-type bathroom heating device to start spraying mist, an instruction determination unit that outputs a spray start control signal and control for the mist-type bathroom heating device When a spray start control signal is output by the transmission means for transmitting a signal and the instruction determination unit, the timer is activated and waits until a predetermined time has elapsed, and then the transmission means Characterized in that it comprises a main body control unit for transmitting a spray start command, the relative bets type bathroom heating device.

  With this configuration, when the user inputs a spray start command from the input means in a state where the start / stop valve of the mist type bathroom heating device is closed (closed state), the hot air heating dryer is used until a predetermined time elapses. The spray start command is not transmitted to the mist type bathroom heater. Therefore, until a predetermined time has elapsed, the mist type bathroom heating device waits without starting to spray mist. And after predetermined time passes, spraying of mist is started. Therefore, immediately after the user inputs a spray start command from the input means, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the mist spray is suddenly started and the user is exposed to the mist unexpectedly.

  Here, a wireless or wired remote control device or the like can be used as the input means. Further, as the transmission means, a wired or wireless transmission device (for example, an infrared transmission device) can be used.

  The bathroom heating / drying system according to the present invention includes a hot-air heater / dryer attached to a part of the bathroom, and a mist-type bathroom heater that is attached to the bathroom and heats the bathroom by spraying hot water into the bathroom. In the bathroom heating / drying system comprising the apparatus, the hot air heater / dryer includes an input means for inputting a control command signal, a timer for measuring a predetermined time, and a control command signal input from the input means. Is a spray start command for instructing the mist bathroom heating device to start spraying mist, an instruction determination unit that outputs a spray start control signal, and a control signal for the mist bathroom heater. When the spray start control signal is output by the transmission means for transmitting and the instruction determination unit, the timer is started and waits until a predetermined time elapses. A main body control unit that transmits a spray start command to the strike bathroom heater, and the mist bathroom heater is connected to a hot water pipe and a hot water pipe connected to the hot water pipe. Alternatively, a plurality of mist nozzles, an on / off valve that is an electrical on-off valve provided between the hot water supply pipe and the hot moisture pipe, and the infrared ray transmission unit of the hot air heater / dryer are transmitted. An infrared receiving unit that receives a spray start command signal, and a start / stop valve control unit that opens the start / stop valve when the spray receiving command is received by the infrared receiving device. And

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a user operates a start / stop switch or an input means to input a mist spray start instruction by a mist type bathroom heating device, a certain grace period is provided after the operation. After that, spraying of mist is started. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an accident in which a mist spray is suddenly started and a user is suddenly exposed to cold water or hot water mist even when the operation is mistaken.

  Moreover, according to the bathroom heating / drying system of the present invention, the opening / closing operation of the start / stop valve is performed after a predetermined grace period has elapsed after the user inputs a mist spray start instruction. Therefore, the mist-type bathroom heating device is normally put into a sleep state, which is a low power consumption state, and using this grace period, the power supply voltage is increased to a standby state, and then the on / off valve is opened. It is possible to perform valve operation. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the power consumption of the mist type bathroom heating device.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a bathroom heating / drying system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The bathroom heating / drying system of the present embodiment is composed of three devices: a hot air heater / dryer 1, a mist type bathroom heater 2, and a remote controller 3. The hot air heater / dryer 1 is installed near the ceiling of a wall in the bathroom. The mist type bathroom heating device 2 is installed in the vicinity of the currant 4 provided on a part of the bathroom wall. The remote control device 3 can be carried. In addition, the arrangement | positioning in the bathroom of the warm air heating dryer 1 and the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 can be specifically arrange | positioned similarly to FIG. 7, for example.

  The hot air heater / dryer 1 heats the hot water heat exchanger with hot water boiled by an electric heater, a gas burner, a kerosene burner, etc., thereby heating or drying the air in the bathroom and blowing it out into the bathroom again. Thereby, the inside of a bathroom is heated or dried. The mist type bathroom heating device 2 is directly connected to the hot water supply pipe 5 of the currant 4. The mist type bathroom heating device 2 sprays the hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 5 into the bathroom as mist from the mist nozzle 6.

  Wireless communication by infrared rays is possible between the hot air heater / dryer 1 and the mist type bathroom heater 2. In addition, wireless communication using infrared rays is also possible between the hot air heating dryer 1 and the remote control device 3. The front panel of the hot air heater / dryer 1 is provided with an infrared window 7 for receiving or emitting infrared rays.

  When the user remotely operates the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2, a control command signal is input to the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 via the hot air heating / drying machine 1 by the remote controller 3. The mist-type bathroom heating device 2 is battery-driven, and opens and closes a start / stop valve 22 (see FIG. 3) that disconnects hot water from the hot water supply pipe 5 in accordance with a control command signal transmitted from the hot air heater / dryer 1. . When the start / stop valve 22 is opened, spraying of hot water mist from the mist nozzle 6 is started. When the start / stop valve 22 is closed, spraying of hot water mist stops.

  In addition, a start / stop switch 9 is provided on the front panel of the mist type bathroom heating device 2. The user can directly operate the mist type bathroom heating device 2 by operating the start / stop switch 9.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the hot air heating dryer 1 of FIG. The hot air heater / dryer 1 includes an infrared receiving unit 10, a timer 11, an instruction determination unit 12, a main body control unit 13, and an infrared transmission unit 14. The infrared receiver 10 receives an infrared signal transmitted from the remote control device 3. The infrared receiving unit 10 and the remote control device 3 constitute input means for inputting a control command signal.

  The timer 11 measures a predetermined time. The instruction determination unit 12 outputs a spray start control signal when the control command signal input from the infrared receiving unit 10 is a spray start command. Here, the spray start command is a command for instructing the mist bathroom heater 2 to start spraying mist.

  When the spray determination control signal is output by the instruction determination unit 12, the main body control unit 13 activates the timer 11 and waits until a predetermined time elapses, and then the infrared transmission unit 14 causes the mist type bathroom heating device 2 to Send a spray start command. Here, the infrared transmission part 14 comprises the transmission means which transmits a control signal with respect to a mist type bathroom heating apparatus.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mist type bathroom heating device 2 of FIG. In FIG. 3, the pipe component 20 and the control component 23 are divided into abstract parts.

  First, the pipe component 20 includes a hot moisture pipe 21, nine mist nozzles 6, and a start / stop valve 22. The hot moisture pipe 21 is a U-shaped pipe, and the vicinity of the center thereof is connected to the hot water supply pipe 5 of FIG. Mist nozzles 6 are attached to various portions of the hot moisture pipe 21. Hot water fed from the hot water supply pipe 5 to the hot moisture pipe 21 is sprayed from the mist nozzle 6. The start / stop valve 22 is an electrical on-off valve.

  On the other hand, the control component 23 includes a start / stop switch 9, an infrared receiving unit 24, a device operation determination unit 25, a start / stop valve control unit 26, a power supply control unit 27, and a timer 28. The start / stop switch 9 is the same as that shown in FIG. 1 and is used to input an operation command for the start / stop valve 22. The infrared receiver 24 receives an infrared signal transmitted from the hot air heater / dryer 1. The device operation determination unit 25 decodes the control command input from the hot air heating dryer 1 via the infrared receiving unit 24 and outputs it to the start / stop valve control unit 26 and the power supply control unit 27. The start / stop valve control unit 26 controls the opening / closing of the start / stop valve 22. The power supply control unit 27 controls the power supply voltage of the mist bathroom heating device 2.

  The operation of the bathroom heating / drying system according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the hot air heater / dryer 1, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing signal transmission between each device of the bathroom heating / drying system when the user inputs a mist spray command from the remote controller 3. First, the hot air heater / dryer 1 waits for a control command to be input from the remote control device 3 (S1). When the control command is transmitted as an infrared signal from the hot air heater / dryer 1, the infrared receiving unit 10 receives the control command and outputs it as an electrical signal to the instruction determination unit 12.

  The instruction determination unit 12 decodes the input control command and outputs it to the main body control unit 13. When the main body control unit 13 is a mist spray command (S2), the infrared transmission unit 14 transmits a wake-up command to the mist type bathroom heating device 2 (S3). Then, the timer 11 is started (S4) and waits until a predetermined time elapses (S5). Here, as the predetermined time, a time sufficient for the user to evacuate from the front of the mist type bathroom heating device 2 is set. Specifically, it may be set to about 5 to 10 seconds. After the predetermined waiting time has elapsed, the main body control unit 13 transmits a mist spray command to the mist bathroom heater 2 by the infrared transmission unit 14 (S6).

  In this way, when a mist spray command is input by the remote control device 3 by the user, the hot air heating / drying machine 1 waits for a predetermined waiting time and then mist sprays the mist type bathroom heating device 2. Send instructions. As a result, there is enough time for the user to evacuate from the front of the mist-type bathroom heating device 2, so that the mist spray is suddenly started and the user unexpectedly gets cold or hot water mist. Can be avoided.

  In step S2, when the input control command is not a mist spray command, the main body control unit 13 determines whether or not the control command is a mist stop command (S7). And when the said control command is a mist stop command, the main body control part 13 transmits a mist stop command with respect to the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 by the infrared rays transmission part 14 (S8).

  If the input control command is not a mist stop command in step S7, the main body control unit 13 determines whether or not the control command is a sleep command (S9). And when the said control command is a sleep command, the main body control part 13 transmits a sleep command with respect to the mist type | formula bathroom heating apparatus 2 by the infrared rays transmission part 14 (S10).

  In step S9, when the input control command is not a sleep command, since the control command is a control command for the hot air heating dryer 1, the main body control unit 13 sets the warm air heating dryer 1 according to the control command. Operation control is performed (S11).

  Next, operation | movement of the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mist type bathroom heating device. Initially, the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 is in a sleep state. Here, the sleep state refers to a state where the power supply voltage is stepped down from a state in which a normal operation is performed in order to save power. In this state, the mist type bathroom heating device 2 stands by until a wake-up command is transmitted from the hot air heater / dryer 1 (S21).

  When a control signal is transmitted as an infrared signal from the hot air heater / dryer 1, the infrared receiver 24 receives the infrared signal, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the device operation determination unit 25. Device operation determination unit 25 outputs a wake-up command to power supply control unit 27. When the wakeup command is input, the power supply control unit 27 boosts the power supply voltage and sets the wakeup state (S22).

  Next, in this wake-up state, when the user inputs an operation command by operating the start / stop switch 9 (S23), if the start / stop valve 22 is closed at that time (S24), the start / stop valve The control unit 26 starts the timer 28 (S25) and waits until a predetermined standby time elapses (S26). Here, as the predetermined standby time, a time sufficient for the user to evacuate from the front of the mist type bathroom heating device 2 is set as in step S5. After the predetermined standby time has elapsed, the start / stop valve control unit 26 opens the start / stop valve 22 (S27).

  Thus, when an operation command is input by the start / stop switch 9 by the user, the mist type bathroom heating device 2 waits for a predetermined waiting time and then opens the start / stop valve 22 to spray the mist. Start. As a result, there is enough time for the user to evacuate from the front of the mist-type bathroom heating device 2, so that the mist spray is suddenly started and the user unexpectedly gets cold or hot water mist. Can be avoided.

  On the other hand, if the start / stop valve 22 is open at the time when the operation command is input (S24), the start / stop valve control unit 26 closes the start / stop valve 22 (S28).

  Next, when there is no input from the start / stop switch 9 in step S23, the mist type bathroom heating device 2 determines whether there is an input of a control command from the infrared receiver 24 (S29). In that case, the process returns to step S23 again.

  In step S29, when there is an input of a control command from the infrared receiver 24, the device operation determination unit 25 determines whether or not the control command is a mist spray command (S30). When this is a mist spray command, the on / off valve control unit 26 opens the on / off valve 22 (S31). In this case, the standby time is not taken, but as described above, when the mist spray command is transmitted in the hot air heating dryer 1, a sufficient standby time is taken.

  Here, by taking a sufficient standby time in the hot air heating / drying machine 1, the mist type bathroom heating device 2 receives the wake-up command and increases the power supply voltage until the mist-type bathroom heating apparatus 2 shifts from the sleep state to the wake-up state. There is an advantage that it can be performed by using the waiting time.

  In step S30, when the control command from the infrared receiving unit 24 is not a mist spray command, after the start / stop valve control unit 26 closes the start / stop valve 22 (S32), the power supply control unit 27 reduces the power supply voltage. The sleep state is set (S33), and the process returns to step S21.

  As described above, in the bathroom heating / drying system of the present embodiment, when the user operates the on / off switch 9 or the remote control device 3 and inputs an instruction to start spraying mist by the mist type bathroom heating device 2, After the operation, mist spraying is always started after a certain time delay. Therefore, it is possible to avoid an accident in which the mist spray is suddenly started and the user is unexpectedly bathed in cold water or hot water mist.

It is a figure showing the structure of the bathroom heating drying system which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the warm air heating dryer 1 of FIG. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the mist type bathroom heating apparatus 2 of FIG. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the warm air heating dryer. It is a figure showing signal transmission between each apparatus of the bathroom heating drying system when a user inputs a mist spraying command from remote control device. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of a mist type bathroom heating apparatus. It is a figure showing the equipment arrangement | positioning of the bathroom heating drying system of patent document 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hot air heating dryer 2 Mist type bathroom heating device 3 Remote control device 4 Curran 5 Hot water supply pipe 6 Mist / nozzle 7 Infrared window 9 Start / stop switch 10 Infrared receiving part 11 Timer 12 Instruction determination part 13 Main body control part 14 Infrared transmitting part 20 Piping component 21 Hot water piping 22 Start / stop valve 23 Control component 24 Infrared receiving unit 25 Device operation determination unit 26 Start / stop valve control unit 27 Power supply control unit 28 Timer

Claims (1)

A bathroom heating / drying system provided with a hot air heater / dryer attached to a part of the bathroom and a mist-type bathroom heating device attached to the bathroom to heat the bathroom by spraying hot water into the bathroom In
The hot air heating dryer is
An input means for receiving a control command signal;
A hot air heating dryer side timer that measures a predetermined time;
An instruction determination unit that decodes a control command signal input from the input unit;
Transmitting means for transmitting a control signal to the mist type bathroom heating device;
When the control command signal decoded by the instruction determination unit is a mist spray command for instructing the mist bathroom heating device to start spraying mist, a power supply voltage is supplied to the mist bathroom heater. A wake-up command for starting boosting is transmitted by the transmission means, and then the warm air heating dryer side timer is started and waits until a predetermined time elapses, and then the mist type bathroom heating device is transmitted by the transmission means. A main body controller that transmits a spray start command to the mist bathroom heating device by the transmitting means when the decoded control command signal is a mist stop command When,
With
The mist type bathroom heater is
A hot moisture pipe connected to the hot water pipe;
One or a plurality of mist nozzles provided in the hot moisture pipe;
A start / stop valve that is an electrical on-off valve provided between the hot water supply pipe and the hot water pipe;
A start / stop switch for inputting an operation command for the start / stop valve;
An infrared receiving unit for receiving an infrared signal transmitted from the transmission means of the hot air heating dryer;
When the infrared signal of the wake-up command is received by the infrared receiver, the power supply voltage is boosted to a normal operation state to wake up, and the infrared signal other than the mist spray command is transmitted by the infrared receiver. In the case of reception, a power supply control unit that steps down the power supply voltage and puts it into a sleep state;
A mist type bathroom heating device side timer for measuring a predetermined time;
When receiving the infrared signal of the mist spray instructions by the wakeup state and the infrared receiver in the closed state of the calling Tomaben is opened to the calling Tomaben, also, the closed state of the calling Tomaben When the operation command is input from the start / stop switch in the wake-up state, the timer for the mist type bathroom heating device is started and waits until a predetermined time elapses. When the operation command is input from the start / stop switch or the infrared receiving unit receives an infrared signal other than the mist spray command in the open state of the start / stop valve. A start / stop valve control section for closing the stop valve;
A bathroom heating / drying system characterized by comprising:

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