JPH034709B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Object of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention can be easily installed in various sports fields, play towns, general cashier buildings, etc., and users can insert coins etc. of a predetermined value. This invention relates to a capsule-shaped shower room that is used for a certain period of time.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as a coin-inserting, easily installed capsule-shaped room of this type, the one shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-34198 is already known. This is a facility that users can use to make up, wash their clothes, or change their clothes.Recently, there have been many requests from users to take a shower at various sports fields, and for this reason, shower facilities have been installed inside the rooms. Capsule-shaped shower rooms are emerging as a social need.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, the following problems arose in such coin-insertion type capsule shower rooms. In other words, managers and owners should set the time that a shower room can be used by inserting a coin once to about 10 to 30 minutes, considering the turnover rate during business hours and waiting time for the next user. Or it is convenient for the user. For this purpose, the entrance/exit door is locked by timer control or the like during the time the room can be used, so that the user can safely undress and take a shower indoors without being able to open it from the outside. By locking the door in this manner, the available time for the room can be set without any problems using conventional techniques. However, if the shower is always available for the entire time the room can be used (approximately 10 to 30 minutes), some users may leave the shower water or hot water running continuously, and the operating time of water supply equipment such as water taps and boilers may be reduced. There is a problem in that it takes a long time and costs such as water, electricity, and fuel costs are too high. Therefore, considering the amount of time a normal user takes to take a shower, we would like to limit the shower usage time to about 5 minutes per entry and prevent water from coming out of the shower for the rest of the time. It is difficult to actually set the timing to start the shower within the room usable time. For example, people who take a lot of time to undress after entering the room, people who want to relax indoors and take a shower at the end of the room's available time, or people who want to take a shower immediately and apply makeup for a long time. It varies depending on the user, and some of these users may be unable to take a very small shower even after inserting a coin and entering the room, or there may be no water coming out of the shower at all. This may lead to complaints from users.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and
The object of the present invention is to provide a very simple capsule-shaped shower room that reduces expenses such as water charges and does not cause any inconvenience or trouble to users.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the capsule-shaped shower room of the present invention is equipped with electric equipment such as proof and shower equipment inside the capsule-shaped room main body which has an openable/closable door at the entrance/exit. In addition, the capsule-shaped shower is equipped with a door lock mechanism that allows the user to enter the room by inserting a predetermined coin or the like at the entrance and then close the door, locking the door from the outside so that it cannot be opened and unlocking it from the inside at any time. In the room,
a main timer that operates the electric equipment such as the proof for a preset room usable time by inserting an electric coin or the like, and maintains the locking state of the lock mechanism of the door after the user who has entered the room closes the door; A shower start switch is located inside the main body and is operated by the user, and when this shower start switch is turned on, the electric shower equipment can be used only for a predetermined shower usage time within the room usage time range. The present invention is characterized in that it is configured by providing a control device equipped with a shower timer.

(Function) With the above configuration, when a user inserts a designated coin or the like at the entrance, enters the room, and closes the door, the door is locked and the room can be used safely for a preset period of time without being opened from the outside. In addition to being able to stay indoors for as long as possible, the user is not forced to take time to undress after entering the room, and is able to use the shower equipment only by pressing the shower start switch at a time of his or her own choosing. It is possible to take a shower sufficiently for the preset available shower usage time, and it is possible to save costs by preventing overuse of the shower without causing any inconvenience or annoyance to the user.

(Example) This example will be described below with reference to the drawings. First of all, Figure 1 is a partially sectional perspective view of a capsule-shaped shower room. 1 shows the main body of the room, which is a floor panel 2, left and right side panels 3, and a U-shaped rear panel made of FRP, respectively. 4 and a ceiling panel 5 are mutually combined and connected to form one capsule-shaped room unit with an entrance/exit 6 opened at the front end. The room main body 1 is supported in a slightly elevated manner by placing the floor panel 2 on a frame-shaped pedestal 8 having a plurality of legs 7 at the bottom, and is installed at the site. In addition, a reinforcing frame (door frame) 9 is provided at the front end entrance 6 of the room main body 1.
A front mask 10 formed into a frame shape using FRP or the like is attached through the front mask 10 to enhance reinforcement and design. A door 11 is attached via a hinge (not shown) so that it can be opened and closed.

Further, a bank-shaped partition 2a extending from left to right is provided at a substantially intermediate position in the front and back direction of the floor panel 2 of the room main body 1.
is integrally molded, and a folding door 13 that can be freely opened and closed via a door frame 12 such as a sash is provided on the partition 2a, and the interior space of the room main body 1 is a changing room in the front (on the entrance/exit side). It is divided into a shower room A and a shower room B on the rear side, so that people can undress and change their clothes without getting wet from the water splashed when taking a shower.

Inside the changing room A of the room main body 1, there are grids 14 made of plastic molded products on the floor, and rubber mats, etc. (not shown) near the entrances of some of the rooms are used to take off footwear. has been installed. In addition, a dressing basket 15 is installed at an appropriate height on one side panel of the dressing room A.
A vanity mirror 16 is mounted on the upper surface of the equipment storage area 3a, such as a control box, which will be described later, which is integrally overhang-molded with the side panel 3, and is used as a vanity table, and a dressing room lighting fixture 17 is mounted on top of the vanity mirror 16. There is.

On the other hand, inside the shower chamber B of the room main body 1, there is a shower nozzle 18 as shower equipment and its hose 19 attached to the inner surface of the rear panel 4, and a water stop valve 20a and a temperature control valve 20b at both ends. A shower mixer faucet 20 is provided, and these are connected to external piping from a hot water supply facility (not shown). Further, a small mirror 21 is attached near the top, a shower room lighting fixture 22 is attached further above, and a ventilation fan 23 is provided on the ceiling panel 5. Furthermore, in the corner of the shower room B on the opposite side from the shower equipment, a seat 24 is formed integrally with the rear panel 4 and protrudes toward the inner surface at an appropriate height. In addition, a drain port 25 is formed in one corner of the floor panel 2 of the shower room B.
5 is connected to a drainage pipe (not shown) on the lower surface side of the floor panel 2, so that water can be drained when taking a shower in the shower room B, and water that gets wet in the changing room A can be drained. The middle partition 2a of the floor panel 2 is connected to the middle partition 2a of the floor panel 2, which removes the water that fell when wiping the body.
The water can be drained from the drain port 25 by leading to the shower chamber B side through a notch-like drain groove 2b formed in the drain hole 2b.

In a capsule shower room equipped with various facilities as described above, a door lock mechanism 30 called an electric lock for locking and unlocking the door 11 is attached to one side of the front mask 10 of the entrance 6. A control device is provided for controlling various operations of the door lock mechanism 30, electrical equipment such as the lighting fixtures 17 and 22, the ventilation fan 23, and the shower equipment while controlling the time by inserting a predetermined coin by the user. The control system and its accessories will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, the door lock mechanism 30 maintains a locked state so that the door 11 cannot be opened from the outside unless a predetermined coin is inserted, and can be unlocked from the inside at any time, allowing the user to leave the room. It is the composition. Further, an emergency buzzer 31 and an in-use lamp 3 which also serves as an emergency blinker are placed at an outer position on one side of the door lock mechanism 30 of the front mask 10.
2. Coin slot 33. Coin return slot 34 for incorrectly inserted coins such as different types of coins. Coin collection slot 35 for administrator.
etc. are provided. Furthermore, a magnetic door switch 36 for detecting the open/closed state of the door 11 is installed in the upper part of the doorway 6.

Further, in the changing room A of the room main body 1, a push-button type shower start switch 37 is provided on the inner surface of the aforementioned equipment storage section 3a, and next to it, a push-button type emergency switch 38 is also provided. An additional coin insertion slot 39 for extending the shower usage time and an erroneously inserted coin return slot 40 are provided on the upper side, and a buzzer 41 for warning of remaining room use time is provided on the lower side.

Furthermore, in the shower room B, there is provided a shower usage time display 42 which digitally displays the available shower usage time in one-minute subtraction format.

Note that the coin ciators 33a and 39a shown in FIG. 2 on the back sides of the coin slots 33 and 39 outside the door and inside the changing room are provided with coin slots 33 and 39 so as not to accept extra coins.
Blockers 43a and 43b are provided to block the coinciator 33.
At the bottom of a, 39a is a counter 44 for inserting coins.
a and 44b are provided, respectively. Further, below them, there is a coin collection box 45 that receives all the coins dropped from both of them in the equipment storage section 3a.
The collection box 45 is located in a recess on the back surface and can be pulled out from the coin collection opening 35 of the front mask 10 by unlocking it with a key held by the manager.

Here, a control box (not shown) forming a main body of the control device is provided in the recessed part on the back surface of the equipment storage section 3a.
As shown in FIG. 2, this control box includes a power supply unit 46, a calculator 47 that electrically counts the number of coins from the mechanical operation of each coin counter 44a, 44b, and a calculator 47 that measures the available time of the shower room. Main timer 4 to set
8, a shower timer 49 that sets the shower usable time, and a power supply controller 5 that controls the power supply of electrical equipment by controlling these timers.
0 is set.

The above-mentioned shower equipment has a solenoid valve 51 shown in FIG. 2 in the middle of the piping that connects the shower mixer faucet 20 to the hose 19 by once bypassing the back side of the rear panel 4, and this solenoid valve 51 The shower can be used only when it is turned on by the timer control of the control device, and in that state, if you operate the water shutoff valve 20a and temperature control valve 20b of the shower mixer faucet 20, hot water or water at the appropriate temperature will be in the shower. It comes out from the nozzle 18.

Therefore, various operation controls and usage methods of the capsule shower room with the above-mentioned configuration will be explained.
Before use, all operations are in a stopped state, and the door lock mechanism 30 is in a locked state with the door 11 closed, making it impossible to enter the room from the outside. Users who wish to use the shower here are at door 1.
1, insert a predetermined number of coins (for example, one 100 yen coin) into the coin slot 33. When the input counter 44a and the calculator 47 detect the count, the main timer 48 is activated to unlock the door lock mechanism 30 and allow the user to open the door 11 and enter the room. all electrical equipment, i.e. each lighting fixture 1
7 and 22 are turned on, and the ventilation fan 23 is operated to make the shower room usable for the room usable time (for example, 30 minutes) set in advance on the main timer 48. Note that when the user who has entered the room closes the door 11, the door switch 36 is activated.
When the door is turned ON, the door is locked by the door lock mechanism 30, and the door 11 cannot be opened from the outside during the room usable time unless it is opened only from the indoor side. In this state, the external in-use lamp 32 also continues to be lit.

The user who has entered the room in this way safely takes off his clothes in the changing room A and prepares to take a shower. Note that in the shower equipment, the time during which the shower can be used (for example, 5 minutes) after the first coin insertion is set in advance by the shower timer 49, but the start time is free. With this, the user can relax and undress in the room without being rushed, and then press the shower start switch 37 at a time of his or her own choosing. Of course, those who wish to take a shower immediately after entering the room should press the shower start switch 37 early. In this way, the shower start switch 37
When it is turned on, the shower timer 49 operates for the first time, which opens the solenoid valve 51 and makes the shower ready for use.The user moves to the shower room B, closes the folding door 13, and shuts off the shower mixer faucet 20. While operating the valve 20a and the temperature adjustment valve 20b, hot water or water at an appropriate temperature is discharged from the shower nozzle 18 and the user takes a bath. This allows the user to take a shower for at least the set shower usage time (5 minutes). Note that the shower timer 49 operates to operate the shower usage time display 42 to digitally display to the user how many minutes are left.

If the user does not insert an additional coin to extend the shower usage time, the shower timer 49 will expire after 5 minutes, and the solenoid valve 5 will run out.
1 closes and shower use stops. Furthermore, if the user inserts a predetermined coin into the additional coin slot 39, the shower timer 49 is extended by that amount, allowing the user to continue showering. For example, you can insert up to three 100 yen coins, and each coin can extend the shower usage time by 5 minutes.

After taking a shower in this way, the user returns to the changing room B, wipes his wet body, changes his clothes, puts on his hair or makeup, and leaves the room. The timing of leaving the room is at the discretion of the person, as the door lock mechanism 30 can be unlocked and the door 11 opened at any time from the indoor side, and of course the user is free to leave the room after the available room use time (30 minutes) has elapsed. is also possible.

In addition, for those who delay the start time of the shower or those who wish to extend the shower time, the room can be used within the available time (30 minutes) after the main timer 48 is activated.
After 25 minutes have elapsed, the remaining room use time alarm buzzer 41 will sound a fritz kabuzzer sound for about 1 second to notify the user that the time to use the room is near, such as urging the user to finish using the shower quickly. However, at the last minute, the buzzer will sound continuously.

At the end of the room usable time when the main timer 48 expires, all functions stop and return to the initial state. As mentioned above, when the user leaves the room, the door switch 36 can be turned OFF by opening the door 11 once from the indoor side regardless of whether there is time left or not.
This will cause all functions to stop and return to the initial state. When the person who leaves the room closes the door 11, the door is automatically locked and the door waits for the next user to insert a coin.

Furthermore, if a user in the room presses the emergency switch 38 due to equipment trouble or his/her own abnormality while using the room, the emergency buzzer 31 outside the door will sound an emergency sound and the in-use lamp 32 will flash. As a result, an alarm is given to an external administrator, etc., and the lock of the door lock mechanism 30 is unlocked, allowing the door 11 to be opened from the outside. In addition, if the user does not leave the room even though the available time for use of the room has ended, that is, if the door 11 is not opened or closed, it will be the same as when the emergency switch 38 is pressed after about 5 minutes. The emergency buzzer 31 starts sounding and the in-use lamp 32 starts blinking. In the event of such an emergency, the emergency signal may be sent to an external control room, etc., and the same applies if an abnormality occurs in the boiler for hot water supply of the shower equipment, and the system function is temporarily stopped.
It may be possible to resume operation at the same time as recovery.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments; for example, the room usable time determined by the main timer 48 may vary depending on the usage status of the installation location, etc.
It can be set as appropriate, such as 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 40 minutes, etc., and the time during which the shower can be used by the shower timer 49 can also be set as appropriate, such as 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 10 minutes, etc. In addition, the initial coin input is 100 yen,
It is possible to set various quantities such as 200 yen, 500 yen, etc. Further, the inserted coin may be a predetermined thing other than a coin, or a predetermined magnetic card or the like may be inserted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since this invention has been made as described above, the user inserts a designated coin or the like at the entrance, enters the room, closes the door, and the door is locked and the user enters the preset room without being able to open it from the outside. In addition to being able to stay indoors within the available time,
After entering the room, you can press the shower start switch at any time you like without having to rush to take off your clothes, etc., and the shower equipment can be used for the preset time. It becomes possible to provide a very simple capsule-shaped shower room that allows the user to take a sufficient shower, solves the conventional problems, reduces expenses such as water bills, and does not cause any inconvenience or trouble to the user. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a partially sectional perspective view of the entire device, and FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the entire device including the control device. 1...Room body, 6...Entrance/exit, 11...Door, 17, 22, 23...Electrical equipment (17, 22
...Lighting equipment, 23...Ventilation fan), 18-20,
51... Shower equipment (18... Shower nozzle, 19... Shower hose, 20... Shower mixer faucet, 51... Solenoid valve), 30... Door lock mechanism, 36... Shower start switch, 48
...Main timer, 49...Shower timer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Electrical equipment such as lighting and shower equipment are provided in the main body of the capsule room, which has a door that can be opened and closed at the entrance. In a capsule-shaped shower room equipped with a door lock mechanism that prevents the door from being opened from the outside when the door is closed and can be unlocked from the inside at any time, inserting a coin or the like allows the room to be used for a preset period of time. A main timer that operates electrical equipment such as lighting and maintains the locked state of the locking mechanism of the door after the user closes the door after entering the room, and a shower start switch that is located within the main body of the room and is operated by the user. and a shower timer that enables the use of the shower equipment for a preset shower usable time within the range of the room usable time when the shower start switch is turned on. This capsule-shaped shower room is characterized by: 2. The control device is configured such that the shower timer is activated by additional insertion of coins, etc. by the user into the room main body, and the shower usable time can be additionally extended within the range of the room available time. A capsule-shaped shower room as described in Scope 1.