JP4621878B2 - Remote controller - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote controller used in a water space such as a toilet.

  Conventionally, for example, a toilet remote controller for remotely operating a flush toilet or a hot-water flush toilet seat installed in a toilet is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a toilet remote controller attached to a wall surface in a toilet.

Some of such remote controllers are provided with operation buttons for opening and closing the toilet seat lid and large and small running water operations on the upper surface of the remote control body. The button moves up and down in a button hole formed on the upper surface of the remote control body.
JP 2006-2495 A

  It is conceivable that water may infiltrate into the remote control body from the gap between the button hole on the top surface of the remote control body and the button due to flying water during hand washing in the toilet or button operation with wet hands. Thereby, there exists a possibility that weak water-resistant components, such as a control board arrange | positioned inside the remote control main body, may get wet.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller capable of preventing weak water-resistant parts such as a control board in a remote control body from getting wet. To do.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a remote control used in a water space such as a toilet, wherein the remote control main body, an operation button that moves up and down in a hole formed in the upper surface of the remote control main body, and the inside of the remote control main body A water receiving tray provided below the hole, and the water receiving tray receives water that has entered the remote control body through a gap between the hole and the operation button. To do.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote control according to the first aspect, the water receiving tray is a mounting base that is disposed below the operation button and to which the operation button is attached, and the mounting base is the operation button. A substantially horizontal flat plate-shaped holding plate portion that holds the lower portion of the holding plate portion, and a rising portion that stands on the periphery of the holding plate portion so as to surround the holding plate portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the remote control according to the second aspect further includes a control board disposed below the mounting base inside the remote control body, and water received by the mounting base is used for the control. Guiding means for guiding outside from the mounting base while avoiding the substrate is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the remote control according to the third aspect, the guide means is provided on the mounting base, and a drainage portion that discharges water received by the mounting base from a predetermined edge of the mounting base. A water receiving trough provided on an inner wall surface of the remote control body, inclined so as to rise toward an edge of the mounting base, and guiding water received from the drainage portion to a side end of the remote control body; and the remote control It includes a drain hole provided on the lower surface of the main body for discharging water falling from the lower end of the water receiving bowl to the outside of the remote control main body.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, when the operation button is operated with wet hands or when the remote control is splashed with water when washing hands, water is discharged from the gap between the hole and the operation button. Even when the water enters the remote control main body, the water can be received by the water receiving tray, so that weak water-resistant parts such as a control board arranged in the remote control main body can be prevented from getting wet.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mounting base to which the operation button is attached has a function as a water receiving tray, thereby reducing the number of parts compared to the case where the mounting base and the water receiving tray are provided separately. Can do. In addition, water that has entered the remote control body from the gap between the hole and the operation button is received by the holding plate portion of the mounting base, and the rising portion at the periphery of the holding plate portion prevents water from spilling from the holding plate portion. Therefore, the water that has entered the remote control body through the gap between the hole and the operation button can be reliably received by the mounting base.

  According to the invention of claim 3, even if a relatively large amount of water that exceeds the allowable amount of the mounting base has entered, the water does not overflow from the mounting base and fall on the control board.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if water that greatly exceeds the allowable amount of the mounting base has entered, the water received by the mounting base can be removed from the remote control body through the drainage portion, the water catcher and the drainage hole. Therefore, the control substrate does not get wet with water.

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

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a toilet in which a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are perspective views showing the entire configuration of the remote controller shown in FIG. 5 and 6 are a front view and a side sectional view of the remote controller, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are views showing a rear cover and a mounting base of the remote controller. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state where the upper operation button is attached to the attachment base. In FIG. 9, members other than the upper surface operation button 10 are shown in cross section.

  First, referring to FIG. 1, the remote controller 100 according to the present embodiment remotely controls a flush toilet 101 installed in the toilet T, a hot-water flush toilet seat device (not shown) attached to the flush toilet 101, and the like. For example, the remote controller for the toilet is operated while being attached to the wall surface W in the toilet T, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the remote control 100 includes a box-type remote control main body 1 having a small front-rear width (depth) as an outer frame.

  The remote control body 1 includes a front cover 2 and a rear cover 3 (see FIG. 4). The front cover 2 includes a front surface portion 21, a top surface portion 22 extending rearward from the upper end edge of the front surface portion 21, a lower surface portion 23 (refer to FIG. 4) extending rearward from the lower end edge of the front surface portion 21, and the front surface portion 21. The left and right side surface portions 24 extend rearward from the left and right side edges of the left and right sides and connect the upper surface portion 22 and the lower surface portion 23 in the vertical direction.

  The front part 21 includes a front upper part 21a that occupies substantially the upper half of the front part 21 and a front lower part 21b that is connected to the lower end of the front upper part 21a and is arranged one step behind (backward) from the front upper part 21a. (See FIG. 3). A lid member 4 that covers the front lower portion 21 b is attached to the front surface portion 21. The lid member 4 is configured to rotate about a hinge 14 provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the front lower portion 21b, so that the lid member 4 can be opened and closed with respect to the front lower portion 21b.

  A plurality of front operation buttons 6 and a liquid crystal panel 7 are provided on the front upper portion 21a. These front operation buttons 6 are for performing operations such as washing and drying the buttocks and stopping the operation thereof. The liquid crystal panel 7 displays various setting statuses and the current time of the remote controller 100.

  A plurality of front sub-operation buttons 8 are provided on the front lower portion 21b. These front sub-operation buttons 8 are mainly used for setting various operating environments of the remote controller 100. The lid member 4 is provided with a plurality of lid-side operation buttons 9.

  The upper surface portion 22 is provided with three upper surface operation buttons 10 (10A, 10B, 10C from the left). These upper surface operation buttons 10 are for remotely operating, for example, opening / closing operation of the toilet seat lid and large and small flowing water, and two hole portions 22a formed through the upper surface portion 22 (see FIG. 9). ) To move up and down. That is, the left upper operation button 10A moves up and down in the left hole 22a, and the center and right upper operation buttons 10B and 10C move up and down independently in the right hole 22a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface operation button 10 includes a button surface portion 10a, a button shaft 10b formed on the lower surface side of the button surface portion 10a, and a pair of attachment hook portions 10c. Each button surface portion 10a is designed to be slightly smaller than the corresponding hole portion 22a in plan view so as to be movable in the vertical direction within the corresponding hole portion 22a. There is a slight gap S <b> 1 between the surface portion 10 a (meaning that it is so small that a liquid such as water can pass through here). Further, a gap S2 of the same degree as the gap S1 exists between the button surface portions 10a of the two upper surface operation buttons 10B and 10C on the right side of the three upper surface operation buttons 10. Accordingly, when the user operates the top operation button 10 with a wet hand, or when the remote control 100 is splashed with water during hand washing, the water inside the remote control main body 1 passes through the gaps S1 and S2. May invade.

  In the upper surface operation button 10, the button surface portion 10 a is pushed down and the button shaft 10 b is lowered, so that an unillustrated switch in the remote control body 1 can be turned on and off. In addition, infrared transmission windows 22 b are provided at both left and right ends of the upper surface portion 22.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the rear cover 3 includes a hook engaging recess 31, a battery box notch 32 (see FIG. 7), a main substrate support 33, a sub substrate support 34, And a screw insertion hole 35.

  The hook engaging recess 31 is provided to attach the remote controller 100 to the wall surface W of the toilet T by engaging with a hook member (not shown) fixed to the wall surface W in the toilet T. Further, the battery box lid 5 (see FIG. 4) is fitted into the battery box notch 32. The main board support part 33 and the sub board support part 34 are for holding the main board (control board) 12 and the sub board (control board) 13 inside the remote control main body 1, respectively. The screw insertion hole 35 is for inserting a screw (not shown) when the rear cover 3 is screwed to the front cover 2.

  An attachment base 11 is attached to the upper surface of the front wall of the rear cover 3. The mounting base 11 is disposed below the three upper surface operation buttons 10 when the rear cover 3 is fixed to the front cover 2 and the remote control body 1 is assembled, and the three upper surface operation buttons are arranged. 10 is attached.

  In the present embodiment, the mounting base 11 is also located below the two holes 22a of the upper surface 22 in the assembled state of the remote control body 1, and has entered through the holes 22a of the upper surface 22. It is also configured to function as a water receiving tray that receives water.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the mounting base 11 has a holding plate portion 11a, a rising portion 11b, a guide groove 11c, and an engaging portion 11d.

  The holding plate portion 11a is formed in a flat plate shape that is long in the left-right direction and substantially horizontal. The holding plate portion 11a is inserted with a button shaft 10b of each upper surface operation button 10 so as to hold the button shaft 10b so as to be movable up and down, and a pair of mounting hooks for each upper surface operation button 10. A hook engaging hole portion 11g that engages with the portion 10c and functions as a retaining member for the upper surface operation button 10 from the holding plate portion 11a, and a contact portion 11e that regulates the lower end position of each upper surface operation button 10 are formed. ing. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the raising member, such as a compression coil spring for urging | biasing the upper surface operation button 10 upwards, is distribute | arranged to the appropriate position of the lower surface side of the button surface part 10a.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the button shaft insertion portion 11f and the hook engagement hole portion 11g are formed so that the upper ends thereof protrude upward from the upper surface of the holding plate portion 11a. The water does not drop down through the button shaft insertion portion 11f and the hook engagement hole portion 11g.

  The rising portion 11b is erected on the peripheral edge of the holding plate portion 11a so as to surround the holding plate portion 11a from the front and both left and right sides. By this rising portion 11 b, the water received by the holding plate portion 11 a is blocked and does not sag from the mounting base 11.

  The guide groove 11c is connected to the rear of the holding plate portion 11a so as to extend in the left-right direction. When the amount of water received by the holding plate portion 11a is relatively large, the water is supplied to both the left and right sides of the mounting base 11. It is provided for discharging from the edge.

  11 d of engaging parts are for attaching the said attachment base 11 to the wall surface of the rear surface cover 3, and are provided in the back of the guide groove 11c.

  Further, a pair of water receiving troughs 36 are integrally formed on the front wall surface of the rear cover 3 so as to sandwich the mounting base 11. These water receptacles 36 have a cross-sectional shape that extends vertically forward with respect to the wall surface of the rear cover 3 and then bends upward, and are inclined to rise toward the side edge of the mounting base 11. It is provided to receive water discharged from the guide groove 11c and to guide the water to the left and right side ends of the remote control main body 1. In addition, you may make it attach the water receptacle 36 separate from the rear surface cover 3 to the rear surface cover 3.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting base 11 and the pair of water receptacles 36 are arranged above the substrates 12 and 13 in the remote control main body 1, and the outer end (lower end) of each water receptacle 36 is , Located on the outer side of the substrates 12 and 13. As a result, the water on the mounting base 11 can be guided to the left and right ends of the remote control body 1 while avoiding the substrates 12 and 13.

  As shown in FIG. 4, water drain holes 23 a penetrating the lower surface portion 23 are formed at both left and right ends of the lower surface portion 23. The drain hole 23 a is provided for discharging water falling from the lower end of the water receiving tub 36 to the outside of the remote control body 1. In the present embodiment, the “guide means” of the present invention is constituted by the guide groove 11 c of the mounting base 11, the water receiving trough 36 and the drain hole 23 a.

  In the remote controller 100 of this embodiment, the water that has entered the remote control main body 1 through the gaps S1 and S2 is received by the mounting base 11 disposed inside the remote control main body 1. At this time, when the amount of the intrusion water is relatively small, the intrusion water naturally evaporates on the mounting base 11. On the other hand, when the amount of the intrusion water is relatively large, the intrusion water on the mounting base 11 is guided to the left and right side ends of the remote control main body 1 by the guide groove 11c and the water receiving rod 36 (see FIG. 8). Since the water dropped from the lower end of the water receiving tub 36 is discharged from the drain hole 23a of the lower surface portion 23 to the outside of the remote control main body 1 (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 4), The substrates 12 and 13 do not get wet with water.

  According to the present embodiment, for example, when the upper surface operation button 10 is operated with wet hands or the remote control 100 is splashed with water when washing hands, the hole 22a of the upper surface portion 22 and the upper surface operation button 10 are operated. Even when water enters the inside of the remote control main body 1 from the gap S1 between the button surface portion 10a and the gap S2 between the button surface portions 10a of the upper operation buttons 10B and 10C, the water can be received by the mounting base 11. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the substrates 12 and 13 and other weak water-resistant parts arranged in the remote control body 1 from getting wet.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the mounting base 11 to which the upper surface operation button 10 is attached has a function as a water receiving tray for receiving the infiltrated water, the water receiving tray is provided separately from the mounting base 11. In comparison, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, water that has entered the remote control main body 1 from the gap S1 between the hole 22a and the button face 10a or the gap S2 between the button face 10a of the upper operation buttons 10B and 10C is retained by the holding plate 11a of the mounting base 11. In addition, the rising portion 11b at the periphery of the holding plate portion 11a can prevent water from spilling from the holding plate portion 11a, so that the water that has entered the remote control main body 1 through the gaps S1 and S2 is attached to the mounting base 11. Can be received reliably.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, even if a relatively large amount of water that exceeds the allowable amount of the mounting base 11 has entered, the water does not overflow from the mounting base 11 and spill on the substrates 12 and 13.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, even when water that greatly exceeds the allowable amount of the mounting base 11 has entered, the water received by the mounting base 11 is guided by the guide groove 11c, the water receiving trough 36, and the drain hole 23a. Since it can be smoothly discharged to the outside of the remote control main body 1 through, the substrates 12 and 13 do not get wet with water.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the “remote control” of the present invention is applied to the remote control 100 installed in a toilet has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the remote control installed in a water space such as a kitchen or a washroom. It is also applicable to.

  In the above embodiment, the mounting base 11 to which the upper operation button 10 is attached has a function as a water receiving tray that receives intrusion water. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a water receiving tray is provided separately from the mounting base 11. May be.

It is the figure which showed the toilet in which the remote control by one Embodiment of this invention was installed. It is the perspective view which showed the whole remote control structure by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the state which opened the cover member in the remote control shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the state which looked at the remote control shown in FIG. 2 from back diagonally lower side. It is a front view of the remote control shown in FIG. It is a sectional side view of the remote control shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the rear surface cover and attachment base of remote control. FIG. 8 is a top view of the rear cover and the mounting base shown in FIG. 7. It is the fragmentary sectional view which showed the state which attached the upper surface operation button to the attachment base.

Explanation of symbols

1 Remote control body 10 Top operation buttons (operation buttons)
11 Mounting base (water tray)
11a Holding plate part 11b Rising part 11c Guide groove (drainage part, guiding means)
12 Main board (control board)
13 Sub-board (control board)
22 Upper surface portion 22a Hole portion 23 Lower surface portion 23a Drain hole (guidance means)
36 Water catcher (guidance means)
100 Remote control T Toilet

Claims (4)

It is a remote control used in a water space such as a toilet,
The remote control body,
An operation button that moves up and down in a hole formed on the upper surface of the remote control body,
A water receiving tray provided below the hole inside the remote control body,
The remote controller characterized in that the water receiving tray receives water that has entered the remote controller body through a gap between the hole and the operation button. The water receiving tray is an attachment base that is arranged below the operation buttons and to which the operation buttons are attached.
The mounting base includes a substantially horizontal flat plate-like holding plate portion that holds the lower portion of the operation button, and a rising portion that stands on the periphery of the holding plate portion so as to surround the holding plate portion. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein: A control board disposed below the mounting base inside the remote control body;
3. The remote control according to claim 2, further comprising guiding means for guiding water received by the mounting base to the outside from the mounting base while avoiding the control board. The guiding means includes
A drainage portion provided on the mounting base and for discharging water received by the mounting base from a predetermined edge of the mounting base;
A water receiving trough provided on the inner wall surface of the remote control body, inclined so as to rise toward the edge of the mounting base, and leading the water received from the drainage part to the side end of the remote control body;
The remote controller according to claim 3, further comprising a drain hole provided on a lower surface of the remote control main body for discharging water falling from a lower end of the water receiving bowl to the outside of the remote control main body.

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