JP6951932B2 - Remote controller - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a remote controller for controlling housing equipment such as a water heater.

Conventionally, the remote controller of the water heater as in Patent Document 1 is provided with various switches, and the information set by the various switches and the information transmitted from the water heater main body connected to the remote controller by wire or wirelessly can be input. It was equipped with a display unit to display.

In addition, various switches are equipped with LED lamps formed of, for example, LEDs (light emitting diodes), which are turned on when the switch is turned on and turned off when the switch is turned off to display a person far away. Even when the part cannot be confirmed, the lighting status of the LED can be confirmed, and there is something that improves the visibility.

JP-A-2010-239476 (Fig. 4)

However, when the remote control is used to notify the monitor information such as the presence of a person in the bathroom and the elapsed bathing time by the lighting pattern of the LED lamp provided on the switch, the switch is turned on in the case of Patent Document 1. It was difficult to determine whether the lighting was due to a change in monitor information or due to a change in monitor information, and there was a risk that the user would misidentify the lighting.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a plurality of operation switches arranged adjacent to each other, a display unit for displaying the operation contents of the plurality of switches and the operating state of the housing equipment to be controlled, and the plurality of switches. A switch lamp that can check the operating status of the plurality of switches by turning on and off the light emitters provided on or in close proximity to the bathroom, and a monitor display bar configured by arranging a plurality of light emitters in a row in succession. The bath remote control, which is the remote control provided in the bathroom, is provided with a human sensor for detecting the movement of a person in the bathroom, and the housing equipment device detects the water level of the bathtub. A water level sensor, a motion determining means for determining the presence or absence of a person in the bathroom based on the detected value of the human sensor, and a bathing determining means for determining the presence or absence of a person in the bath based on the detected value of the water level sensor. The remote control is provided with the plurality of operation switches and the monitor display bar so that one direction connecting the plurality of adjacent operation switches and the longitudinal direction of the monitor display bar are orthogonal to each other. At the same time, the light emission pattern of the monitor display bar was changed according to the determination results of the motion determination means and the bathing determination means .

As described above, according to the present invention, since one direction connecting a plurality of adjacent operation switches and the longitudinal direction of the monitor display bar are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, the positional relationship is clear and the switch lamp and the switch lamp are arranged. Even when the monitor display bar is lit at the same time, it is easy to check what kind of notification is being made, and visibility can be improved.

Schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention Front view of the bath remote controller of the present invention Front view of the kitchen remote controller of the present invention Flow chart of room entry determination and bathing determination of the present invention Flow chart of watching operation after bathing determination of this invention The figure which shows the light emission pattern of the monitor display bar of this invention.

A first embodiment of the remote controller for the housing equipment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
1 is housing equipment such as a water heater, 2 is an indoor bathroom, 3 is a bathroom remote control of housing equipment installed in bathroom 2, 4 is a bath microcomputer that controls a bath remote control, and 5 is outside the bathroom. 6 is a kitchen microcomputer that controls the kitchen remote control, 7 is a main body control device for housing equipment, 8 is a main body control device 5 and a bathroom remote control 3 microcomputer 4 and a kitchen remote control 5 microcomputer 6 Reference numeral 9 denotes a communication cable for communicably connecting the above, and 9 is a bath pipe connecting the housing equipment 1 and the bath in the bathroom 2.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a water level sensor that detects the water level in the bathtub from the water pressure of hot water. Specifically, the main body control device 7 detects the pressure change that occurs when a person takes a bath in the bathtub or goes out of the bathtub. Based on the detection result, it is determined whether a person has taken a bath in the bathtub or a person has taken a bath from the bathtub.

Next, a detailed description of the bathroom remote controller 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
11 is a bath automatic switch for starting automatic bath operation, which will be described later, 12 is a call switch capable of communicating with the kitchen remote controller 5 by wire or wirelessly, and 13 indicates other reheating operation, bathroom priority, etc. Various switches, 14 is a display unit such as a monitor that displays the operation content of the switch and the operating state of the water heater, and 15 is a motion sensor that detects the presence or absence of a person in the bathroom.

The motion sensor 15 is a pyroelectric sensor that detects the amount of temperature change of the heat source in the detection area, and detects that there is a person in the bathroom. Specifically, the motion sensor 15 detects whether or not a person is present in the bathroom by detecting a temperature change in the detection area when the person moves or moves limbs or the like. Therefore, based on the detection result of the motion sensor 15, the control device 7 determines whether to enter the bathroom or leave the bathroom. Further, since the temperature change in the detection area is detected when a person moves or the limbs are moved, it is possible to determine not only the entry but also the movement of the person.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a switch lamp capable of turning on, blinking, and turning off the switch by using a light emitting body formed of an LED (light emitting diode) or the like. As a result, by checking the presence of the room and the operating status with the light of the lamp even from a position where the display unit 14 cannot be seen from the remote control, the switch lamp is used for determining the presence of a room and the operating status. The switch lamp 16 is lit (or blinking) when the value is set to, and the switch lamp 16 is turned off when the switch lamp 16 is turned off.

The switch lamp 16 is provided on each switch, and one direction connecting the switch lamps 16 of the adjacent switches is designated as A.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a monitor display bar in which a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) and the like are arranged in a row in succession by horizontally providing the bottom of the display unit 14 of the remote controller, and each LED can be turned on, blinked, or turned off separately. It is a thing.

Further, the longitudinal direction of the monitor display bar 17 configured by arranging a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) and the like in a row is defined as B.

Further, by properly using a plurality of colors (for example, white, blue, and red) for the emission color of the LED, it is possible to perform notification according to the application. Furthermore, by switching on and off according to the set time (for example, in 10-minute increments), notification of the remaining time, notification of elapsed use time, and notification of the possible shower time according to the amount of remaining hot water in the hot water storage tank are also notified. It can be carried out.

Then, a plurality of directions A connecting the switch lamps 16 of the adjacent switches and the longitudinal direction of the monitor display bar 17 formed by arranging a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) in a row are orthogonal to each other. The operation switch and the monitor display bar 17 are arranged.

In this way, the switch lamps 16 and the monitor display bar 17 of the adjacent switches are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other in the longitudinal direction B including the monitor display bar 17 and the one direction A connecting the plurality of switch lamps 16. Therefore, the positional relationship of the illuminant is clear, and when the switch lamp 16 and the monitor display bar 17 are lit to notify the person of the operating state, the presence determination, etc., the switch lamp 16 and the monitor display bar 17 are lit at the same time. It is easy to confirm what kind of notification is being made even when the lamp is being used, and visibility can be improved.

Next, a detailed description of the kitchen remote controller 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
17 is a bath automatic switch for starting automatic bath operation, which will be described later, 18 is a call switch capable of communicating with the kitchen remote controller 5 by wire or wirelessly, and 19 indicates other reheating operation, bathroom priority, etc. Various switches, 20 is a display means such as a monitor for displaying the operation content of the switch and the operating state of the water heater, 21 is a switch lamp, and 22 is a monitor display bar.

The description of the kitchen remote controller 5 will be omitted if the device has the same name as that of the bath remote controller 3.

Further, the main body control device 7 determines whether a person has entered the bathroom or has left the bathroom according to the detection result of the human sensor 15, and determines whether the person is moving in the bathroom. The motion determining means 23 for determining, the bathing determining means 24 for determining whether a person has taken a bath or getting out of the bath according to the detection result of the water level sensor 10, and the watching operation described later are set. If so, the time after the bathing determination means 24 determines that the bath is taken is measured, and the movement of a person is detected after the set bathing time (10 minutes in this case), which is the time suitable for the preset bathing, has elapsed. A timer means 25 for measuring the duration of the bath is provided.

Next, the room entry determination and the bathing determination will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
First, after the hot water filling operation is completed, the main body control device 7 detects the movement of a person in the bathroom by the motion sensor 15, and determines that the motion determination means 24 has entered the room based on the detection result of the motion sensor 15. Then (S1 is Yes), the main body control device 7 stores the entry flag: F1 = 1 (S2).

If the bathing determination means 25 does not determine that the bath is bathed and the movement determination means 24 determines that a person has left the bathroom (S3 is Yes), the main body control device 7 stores the entry flag: F1 = 0 (as it is). S4).

Further, if the motion determination means 24 does not determine that the room is leaving (S3 is No) and the main body control device 7 determines that the bath is bathing (S5 is Yes), the main body control device 7 has an entry flag: F1 = 1 and a bathing flag: It is stored as F2 = 1 (S6).

Then, when the bathing determination means 25 determines that the bath is out (S7 is Yes), the main body control device 7 stores the bathing flag: F2 = 0 (S8).

After that, when the motion determining means 24 determines that a person has left the bathroom (S9 is Yes), the main body control device 7 stores the entry flag: F1 = 0 and the bathing flag: F2 = 0 (S10), and returns to S1. Then, the same operation is repeated. This repetitive operation continues for a predetermined period (here, 3 hours) after the completion of hot water filling or until the power of the bath remote controller 3 and the kitchen remote controller 5 is turned off.

Next, a watching operation for preventing a bathing accident that occurs from the bathing determination to the bathing determination will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When it is determined from the detection result of the water level sensor 10 that the bathing determination means 25 has taken a bath, the timer means 26 starts counting (S11), and when the set bathing time (here, 10 minutes) has elapsed (S13). Yes), the main body control device 7 uses a speaker and a display unit 14 built in the bath remote controller 3 to give a notification prompting the patient to take a bath (S14).

If it is determined from the detection result of the water level sensor 10 that the bather has taken a bath before the set bathing time elapses (S12 is Yes), the timer count ends (S15).

Further, when the motion sensor 15 does not detect the movement in the bathroom after the notification prompting the bath (S16 is Yes), the timer means 26 starts the danger notification count (S17).

Then, when the motion sensor 15 does not detect the movement in the bathroom for a long time and the danger notification count reaches the predetermined danger notification time (here, 3 minutes) (S18), the danger notification is performed (S19).

If the motion sensor 15 detects movement in the bathroom (S16 is No), the water level sensor 10 detects the difference in water level depending on whether the person has taken a bath or just moved in the bathtub. Then, the bathing determination means 25 determines (S20).
As a result of the determination, when it is determined that the bathing determination means 25 has taken a bath (S20 is Yes), the danger notification timer is terminated (S22), and the watching operation is completed.

Further, if the body is only moved in the bathtub instead of taking a bath (S20 is No), the danger notification count is reset once (S21) and the process returns to S16.

In addition, the repeated operation of this danger notification is continued until the person who has taken a bath takes a bath or the setting of the watching operation is turned off.

Next, the light emission patterns of the monitor display bars 17 and 23 during the watching operation will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
In the case of the monitor display bars 17 and 23 provided with five LEDs in the horizontal direction, when the motion determination means 24 determines that a person has entered the bathroom, the motion determination means 24 is located in the center of the monitor display bars 17 and 23. The LED lights up and becomes as shown in group A in FIG. 6, and by notifying a person near the remote controller, it is possible to know that a person has entered the bathroom.

After that, when it is determined that the bathing determination means 25 has taken a bath, the LEDs on both sides of the center of the monitor display bars 17 and 23 light up, as shown in Group B of FIG. You can know that a person has taken a bath in the bathtub.

At this time, the set bathing time may be set to 5 and the lights may be gradually turned on from the left every 2 minutes. According to this configuration, the scales of the monitor display bars 17 and 23 of the bath remote controller 3 may be used. You can know the remaining bathing time accurately by looking at.

Then, when the set bathing time is reached, the entire monitor display bars 17 and 23 of the bath remote controller 4 blink at the same interval all at once to become group C in FIG. 6, and by continuing this notification for at least a certain period of time, the notification is continued. It is possible to inform the person taking a bath that the set bathing time has been reached in an easy-to-understand manner.

Further, when the timer means 26 for counting that the person taking a bath does not move even after a certain period of time reaches the predetermined danger notification time (here, 3 minutes), the monitor display bar as shown in the D group of FIG. By blinking the right and left ends of 17 and 23, the person who sees the danger notification of the kitchen remote control 5 and the bath remote control 3 can immediately go to the bathroom 2 and quickly notice a bathing accident such as drowning or heart attack. , Accurate bathing accident prevention can be performed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and does not prevent modification without changing the gist. For example, increasing the emission color by the switch lamps 16 and 22 and the monitor display bars 17 and 23. Therefore, more detailed notification can be performed. In addition, by using the red emission color that expresses the danger when notifying the danger of watching driving, it is possible to make it easier for a person who visually recognizes the red emission color to understand that it is urgent.

In addition, the setting bathing time, predetermined danger notification time, etc. such as blinking and lighting are not limited to those described in the examples, and they do not prevent modification without changing the gist, and are appropriately changed. It can be done.

1 Housing equipment 2 Bathroom 3 Bath remote control 5 Kitchen remote control 7 Main unit control device 10 Water level sensor 11 Bath automatic switch 12 Call switch 14 Display 15 Human sensor 16 Switch lamp 17 Monitor display bar A One direction B Longitudinal direction 18 Bath automatic Switch 19 Call switch 21 Display 22 Switch lamp 23 Monitor display bar 24 Motion determination means 25 Bath determination means 26 Timer means

Claims (1)

A plurality of operation switches arranged adjacent to each other, a display unit for displaying the operation contents of the plurality of switches and the operating state of the housing equipment to be controlled, and light emission provided on the surface or in close proximity to the plurality of switches. A remote control equipped with a switch lamp that can check the operating status of the plurality of switches by turning the body on and off, and a monitor display bar configured by arranging a plurality of light emitters in a row in a row, in the bathroom. The bath remote control, which is the remote control provided, is provided with a human sensor for detecting the movement of a person in the bathroom, and the housing equipment includes a water level sensor for detecting the water level of the bathtub and a detection of the human sensor. A motion determining means for determining the presence or absence of a person in the bathroom based on the value and a bathing determining means for determining the presence or absence of a person in the bath based on the detected value of the water level sensor are provided, and the remote control is adjacent to the remote control. The plurality of operation switches and the monitor display bar are arranged so that one direction connecting the plurality of operation switches and the longitudinal direction of the monitor display bar are orthogonal to each other, and the movement determination means and the bathing are performed. A remote control characterized in that the light emission pattern of the monitor display bar is changed according to the determination result of the determination means.

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