JPH01235776A - Ventilation mechanism to operating panel for electricity in bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the electrical component parts of an operating panel from being deteriorated due to moisture, by connecting an operating panel internal-section for electricity set in a bathroom, and an external space outside the bathroom, to each other with a ventilation flue having waterproof property, and by ventilating into the operating panel from the external section of the bathroom. CONSTITUTION:One end section of a cylinder 4a separate from the lower case of an operating panel 2 set in a bathroom 1 is connected to the connecting cylinder section 21 of the panel 2, and the other end section is connected to a connecting cylinder body 38 piercing through the wall panel 6 of the bathroom 1 and fitted with a nut 22, respectively. Then, an external space 3 between the wall 23 and the wall panel 6 of a structure, and the internal section of the operating panel 2 communicated with each other, with the cylinder 4a of a ventilation flue 4, and the dry external space 3 and the internal section of the panel 2 are ventilated, and the internal section of the panel 2 is contrived not to be filled up with moisture. Besides, an electric wire inserted into the ventilation flue 4 and led to the external space 3 is protected against being exposed to the moisture. Besides, the ventilation flue 4 may be made to communicate with a part of the panel 2 formed in the shape of a cylinder.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an invention for ventilating an electrical operation panel provided in a bathroom from an external space.

[Conventional technology 1] Conventionally, electrical operation panels with various switches such as electronically controlled hot water mixing device switches, lighting control switches, bubble bath control switches, jet noet bath control switches, etc. have been installed in bathrooms. It is located in.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional operation panel 2' placed in a bathroom. In FIG. 6, 9 is a lower case, and a circuit board 11 with switches 10, etc. attached is arranged inside the lower case 9. An upper case 13 is attached to the lower case 9 via a gasket 12, and a silicone cover 15 is further attached to the upper case 13 via an adhesive tape 14. An electric wire 16 is introduced into the lower case 9 from the outside, and the electric wire #! A gasket 17 is attached to the introduction part of 16. In the figure, 18 is a frame.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, although the conventional electrical operation panel 2 described above has a waterproof structure, it is subject to extremely difficult conditions such as being directly exposed to hot water, high humidity, and large temperature differences. Since the control panel 2 is installed in a bathroom, which has a harsh environment, there is still a problem that the electrical components such as switches inside the operation panel 2 may deteriorate due to moisture or condensation, or short circuits.

The present invention was invented in view of these problems, and its purpose is to provide a bathroom in which the operation panel is ventilated from outside the bathroom to prevent electrical components inside the operation panel from deteriorating due to moisture. Provides ventilation structure to the electrical operation panel.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The ventilation structure for the electric operation panel in the bathroom of the present invention makes the inside of the electric operation panel 2 arranged in the bathroom 1 and the external space 3 outside the bathroom 1 waterproof. The invention is characterized in that it is connected by a ventilation path 4 having the following structure, and by adopting such a configuration, the above-mentioned object of the present invention is achieved.

[Function 1] According to the present invention, the external space 3 outside the bathroom 1 and the inside of the operation panel 2 are communicated with each other through the waterproof ventilation path 4, thereby allowing ventilation into the inside of the operation panel 2. The interior of the operation panel 2 is kept dry.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The bathroom 1 is an example of a so-called bathroom unit in which a wall panel 6 is erected around the outer periphery of a floor pan 5, a ceiling panel (not shown) is further assembled, and a bathtub 7 is incorporated inside. An electrical operation panel 2 is provided in the bathroom 1, but in the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the operation panel 2 is attached to a counter 8 provided in the bathroom 1. The operation panel 2 attached to this counter 8 is for controlling the electronic mixing device, and for example, as shown in FIG. can be,
An upper case 13 is attached to the upper opening of the lower case 9 through a gasket 12 with screws.
A cover 15 made of silicone is attached to the cover 15 via an adhesive tape 14, and a frame 18 is further attached to form the operation panel 2. The lower case 9 is provided with a wire insertion port 19 and a ventilation port 20, and a connecting cylinder portion 21 is provided to protrude so as to surround the wire insertion port 19 and the ventilation port 20. The electric wire M16 is inserted through the electric wire insertion port 19. The connecting cylinder portion 21 of the operation panel 2 and the external space 3 outside the bathroom 1 are connected by a waterproof ventilation path 4.

As the ventilation path 4, a cylinder 4a separate from the lower case 9 of the operation panel 2 is used. One end of this cylinder 4a is connected to the connecting cylinder part 21, and the other end of the cylinder 4a is connected to the wall panel 6 of the bathroom 1. It is connected to a connecting cylinder 38 which is attached with a nut 22 through the hole. Hence the building! ! ! The external space 3, which is the space between the wall panel 6 of the bathroom 1 and the wall panel 6 of the bathroom 1, is communicated with the inside of the operation panel 2 provided in the bathroom 1 through a simple 4, which is the ventilation path 4. Ventilation is provided between the dry external space 3 between the wall panel 6 and the inside of the operation panel 2 to prevent moisture from accumulating inside the operation panel 2.

In addition, the electric wire #i16 is inserted into the ventilation path 4 and led out to the external space 3, and the electric wire 16 is protected by the ventilation path 4, and the electric wire #
16 to prevent it from being exposed to moisture.

The above-mentioned ventilation path 4 is arranged below the counter 8 to which the operation panel 2 is attached, and below this counter 8, various piping and electronic mixing devices are also installed as shown in Figs. 1 to MS3. It is arranged. In FIGS. 1 to 3, hot water and water supplied through the hot water supply pipe 24 and the water supply pipe 25 are supplied to the electronic mixer faucet 27 through the strainer 26.
Here, they are mixed at an appropriate temperature, and further the flow rate is adjusted in the flow rate side g part 28, and the bathtub side pipe W29, the shower side pipe 30,
The washing area faucet side mount W31 is selectively switched to the first
As shown by arrow A in the figure, the water is supplied to two pipes on the bathtub side, the shower side pipe W30, or the washing area faucet side pipe W31. The electronic mixing faucet 27 is driven by a motor 32 to adjust the water temperature, and in the flow rate adjustment section 28, the rotation of the motor 33 drives an internal switching valve to switch the flow path or adjust the flow rate. I'm starting to do things like that. And on these motors 32.33! ? The drive control is performed by operating an operation panel 2 provided in the bathroom 1. In Figures 1 and 3, 34 is a water stop valve, and 35 is a manual switching valve. When the electronic mixing faucet 27 or the flow rate adjustment unit 28 fails, the manual switching valve 35 controls the flow of hot water and water. The water flows as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1, and the flow rate and mixing amount are adjusted by operating the stop valve 34. An apron 36 is placed in front of the lower part of the counter 8 to hide the pipes, etc., and a washing area faucet 37 penetrates through the apron 36 and projects into the washing area.

In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which a cylinder 4a separate from the lower case 9 of the operation panel 2 was used as the ventilation passage 4, but a part of the operation panel 2 was made cylindrical, and this was used as the air passage 4 in the wall panel 6 of the bathroom 1. It may also be used as a communication path 4 that penetrates through and communicates between the external space 3 and the inside of the operation panel 2.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, an example of the operation panel 2 that controls the electronic mixing device is shown, but other various types of switches such as a switch for controlling lighting, a switch for controlling a bubble bath, a switch for controlling a jet jet path, etc. are shown. It may also be an electrical operation panel 2 having a switch. In addition, the operation panel 2 is mounted on a counter 8 provided in the bathroom 1 in the embodiment shown in the attached drawings, but is not necessarily limited to this.
Can be mounted on the runno or any other location. In particular, the electric operation panel 2, which has a switch for controlling the bubble bath, a switch for use in the jet jet bath III, etc., is attached to the 7-run of the bathtub so that the operation panel 2 can be operated while inside the bathtub.

In the present invention, the operation panel 2 may be equipped with a plurality of switches or a single switch, and may also be equipped with various display devices, but the operation panel 2 is not limited to any of these.

By the way, 40 in FIG. 3 is a shower control switch, and since this shower control switch 4o is installed so that the rear end passes through the wall panel 6 and faces the external space 3, The interior can be dried by providing a ventilation section such as a ventilation hole.

[Effects of the Invention] In the present invention, as described above, the inside of the electric operation panel disposed in the bathroom is connected to the external space outside the bathroom by a waterproof ventilation path. By ventilating the inside of the operation panel, it is possible to prevent moisture from accumulating inside the operation panel.In this way, the inside of the operation panel can be kept dry, and the electrical components inside the operation panel can be prevented from deteriorating due to moisture. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line Y-Y in FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway schematic perspective view of the invention, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a conventional operation panel, in which 1 is a bathroom, 2 is an operation panel, 3 is an external space, and 4 is a ventilation path. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Ai Figure 7 Figure 3 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A ventilation structure for an electric operation panel in a bathroom, characterized by connecting the inside of the electric operation panel installed in the bathroom with the external space outside the bathroom through a waterproof ventilation path. .