JPH05305035A - Switch operation board - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a blind person to easily identity the type of switches by arranging the plate-like switch portions of a switch operation board in the order of high priority, and providing irregularities on the surfaces of the plate- like switch portions. CONSTITUTION:Pressing plates 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 for switch actions of a switch operation board 11 in a bathroom or the like are arranged in the order of high priority from the left below to the right above, projections 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 made of a light emitting member are provided on the surfaces of the pressing plates 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, and the projections 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 are different in number and shape respectively. These pressing plates are easy to use because they are arranged in the order of high priority, and a person unable to open eyes when washing hairs or a blind person can identify the switch pressing plates. The switch operation board 11 allowing reliable and easy operations, preventing erroneous actions, and having good operability can be obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a switch operating plate having a plurality of plate-like switch pressing plates for controlling the temperature of hot water supply in a bathroom or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a bathroom, hot water supplies, water taps, shower appliances and the like are provided, and an operation plate for controlling these appliances is provided. This kind of conventional operation plate is installed in a plate shape on the wall surface that is easy to use in the bathroom, adopts a waterproof structure, and the operation plate board has a dial for controlling the hot water supply temperature control switch part, hot water supply, and water supply amount. And so on.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above-mentioned prior art, the plate-like control switch portions pressed by the user are randomly arranged without consideration of the priority in use, and are difficult to see and difficult to use. It is inconvenient to operate. As a result of the above, there is a risk of erroneous operation. On the other hand, the conventional switch part has a smooth surface, for example, when a blind person operates it, it is difficult to distinguish the type of switch, and the arrangement is random, so there is a risk of erroneous operation, and hot water or cold water may be mistakenly used. It may be supplied from a faucet or a shower device. In addition, the display of the switch part is small, and it is difficult for the elderly to see, so improvement is necessary.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to arrange the plate-shaped switch portions of the switch operation plate in descending order of priority, and to arrange the plate-shaped switch portions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a switch operation plate in which unevenness is provided on the surface of the device so that a blind person can easily confirm the type of switch.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means for solving the above-mentioned problems are an operation plate provided with domestic control operation switches for hot water supply, water supply, etc. in a bathroom, wherein the operation plate has a predetermined area on a substrate. A plurality of switch pressing plates are provided on the substrate, and the plurality of pressing plates are switch operation plates arranged in descending order of priority in use. Further, the plurality of pressing plates of the electronic operation plate are hot water supply in the bathroom, water supply amount, temperature control switch of hot water, etc., and those having high priority in use are arranged in order from the lower left to the upper, and further to the right. In addition, the plurality of pressing plates are switch operating plates having different identification concaves and convexes on the surface. Further, the plurality of pressing plates of the switch operation plate are control switches of the sanitary washing device for toilet bowls, and those having a high priority in use are arranged from the right front side to the left side and toward the front side. The plurality of pressing plates are switch operating plates each having a different unevenness for identification on the surface. Furthermore, the uneven portion for identification is a switch operation plate made of a light emitting member.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned means, since the pressing plates of the operation plate are arranged in the order of high priority in use, they are easy to use, prevent erroneous operation, etc., and can be operated safely and reliably. Since the surface of the switch has irregularities, even a blind person or the like can easily identify the type of switch, and since the irregularities are light emitting members, the identification portion is easy to see.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a front view showing an example of an operation plate, FIG.
Is an end view of the operation plate, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the operation plate, FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view of a bathroom in which the operation plate is installed, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl and a cleaning device. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the switch operation plate of the cleaning device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bathroom 1, which includes a wall surface 2, a wash floor 3, a ceiling 4 and a bath 5, and a rim portion 5-1 of the bath 5.
A hot water supply and a water supply tap 6 are installed on the wall surface, and a hot water supply and a water supply tap 7 are installed on the wall surface of the floor of the washroom. A shower device 8 is connected to the hot water supply and the water supply plug 6 via a hose 9 and the shower device 8
Is configured to move up and down along a guide 9 vertically installed on the wall surface. In the embodiment, the bay window 10 is formed on the inner wall surface.
Is provided. In the above, the switch operation plate 11 is installed adjacent to the bathtub 5 and on the wall surface between the bathtub 5 and the hot water supply / water tap 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the switch operating plate 11 is in the form of a horizontally long rectangle as a whole, and in the embodiment, is provided with three rows of switch units 12, 13, and 14 on the left and right. It is made of synthetic resin. The switch unit 12 on the left side of FIG. 1 includes a vertically long frame-shaped substrate 15 formed of synthetic resin or the like having a narrow width, and a vertically long opening 16 is formed in the substrate 15, as shown in FIG. , A slightly long pressing plate 17,
18 and 19 are fitted together, and FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the lowermost pressing plate 17.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pressing plate 17 has an inverted dish-shaped cross section, and has a horizontal flange portion 17-1 in the peripheral portion.
Is bent and abutted on the back surface of the opening 16 to prevent the opening from coming out. A switch body 20 is provided on the back surface of the pressing plate 17, and the pressing portion 20-1 of the switch body 20 is connected to the pressing plate 17. Therefore, by pressing the pressing plate 17 from above, the switch body 2
0 is turned on and off.

Up to three pressing plates 17, 18 and 19 are fitted in the opening 16 so that they can be pressed up and down. The pressing plate 17 has been described with reference to FIG. 3, but other pressing plates 18 and 19 are also included. A switch body is similarly configured and connected to 18 and 19, respectively.

The intermediate switch unit 13 adjacent to this is provided with square frame-shaped substrates 21 and 22 which are vertically arranged side by side, and each of the substrates 21 and 22 has the square openings 23 and 24 similarly to the above. The pressing plates 25 and 26 are provided in the openings 23 and 24 with the same structure as the above-described structure, and the switch main body (not shown) is connected to the rear surface. Therefore, in the unit 13, two separate upper and lower push-type switches are arranged in parallel.

The unit 14 on the right side is horizontally long, has the same vertical dimension as the units 12 and 13, and includes a substrate 27 having a large left and right width. A rotary dial 28 is provided in the center of the substrate 27 and is connected to a rotary switch (not shown) on the back surface. The dial 28 is rotated to adjust the amount of hot water or finely adjust the hot water temperature, for example. Dial 28 has
The reference protrusion 28-1 is provided on the outer periphery, and the reference protrusion 28-1 is provided.
Is used as a reference when adjusting the rotation of the dial 28.

In the above, the pressing plate 1 of the switch unit 12 arranged on the upper left and lower sides of the switch operating plate 11
Reference numerals 7, 18, and 19 denote push switches 17 for warming the hot water from the bottom, switches 18 for normal hot water on the top, and push switches 19 for warming the hot water on the top. On the surface of the lowermost pressing plate 17, the indication "slimy" is displayed in large characters 29, and a convex portion 30 formed of a light emitting element such as an LED is provided on the surface of the convex portion 29. In the embodiment, 30 is composed of three round convex portions.

On the surface of the pressing plate 18 at the middle portion, a "normal" display 31 is displayed in a large character similar to the above, and a convex portion 32 similar to the above is projected on this, and the convex portion 32 is In the embodiment, four are provided vertically and horizontally, and the convex portion 32 is
A light emitting element is used as in the above.

The uppermost pressing plate 19 is "gathered" on the surface.
Indicating 33 and projections 34 are provided to project the projections 34
Is composed of a light emitting element as described above. In the embodiment, the convex portions 34 of the pressing plate 19 are composed of three convex portions in the vertical direction and three convex portions in the left and right directions, for a total of nine convex portions.

On the surface of the lower pressing plate 26 among the pressing plates at the middle portion, a character display 36 of "water" is provided, and a convex portion 36 made of a light emitting element is projected on the upper surface of the character display 36. On the surface of the pressing plate 25, a "call" character display 37 and an echo mark-shaped convex portion 38 are provided by a light emitting element.

On the surface of the substrate 27 of the right unit 14,
An arc-shaped convex portion 39-1, which surrounds the upper half of the dial 28,
At the lower left end of the arc-shaped convex portion, in the embodiment, a vertically long convex portion 39-2 of the start display and at the right end portion of the arc-shaped convex portion are arranged three vertically long convex portions 39-3 in the embodiment. , The end of the hot spring, etc. The above convex portions constitute the convex portion 39 for display and identification, and the convex portion 39 is constituted by the light emitting element similarly to the above.

In the above, when taking a bath, since the body is washed with the right hand and the shower device 8 is operated, the switch operating plate 11 is the pressing plates 17, 18, 1 which are pressing operation portions.
The sequences of 9, 25 and 26 were as follows. That is, FIG.
According to the priority order of the switch operation as clearly shown in, when the temperature of the hot water supply is adjusted from the lower left, the "lubricate" pressing plate 17 and the pressing plate on which the "normal" temperature hot water is controlled and supplied. 18. A pressing plate 19 to which hot water having a temperature of "Atsume" is controlled and supplied is arranged on the above.

Therefore, since the tapping temperature of the lower left pressing plate 17 which is most likely to be pulled out by the most hand gradually rises to the upper pushing plates 18 and 19, hot water having an unexpectedly hot temperature is supplied by operating from the lower left. "Normal" and "hot"
If you follow the pressure plate in that order, you can get the hot water at the desired temperature. Therefore, it is convenient and safe for the operation of the shower, hot-water tap, etc. In particular, the pressing plates 17, 18 for hot water supply,
No. 19 has convex portions 30, 32, and 34 on the surface, and the numbers and arrangements of them are different, so that even blind people and the like can easily identify them, and if their eyes cannot be opened by washing their hair, etc. In addition, the switch operation of the hot water supply temperature can be easily and surely performed by feeling.

Then, the above-mentioned pressing plates 17, 1 on the left side
Adjacent to 8 and 19, the pressing plate 26 for "water" is provided on the right side on the lower side, and the pressing plate 25 for emergency call is provided on the upper side, so that the pressing plates 17, 18, 19 on the left side are provided. By touching any of the above, the position of the right pressing plate can be known, and any one of the right pressing plates 25 and 26 can be pressed to perform the required operation. The above is the protrusions 36, 3 of the pressing plates 25, 26.
8 is different from each of the protrusions 30, 32, 34 described above,
It can be easily identified and operated even when the person is blind or is washing hair.

The above switch plate 11 is provided with the dial 28 on the right side, but the dial 28 is provided on the right end, and unlike other pressing plates, it is circular, so that it can be identified very easily. Since the reference protrusion 28-1 is provided, it becomes a reference for the operation, the start position,
The end position can be clearly confirmed by the convex portions 39-2 and 39-3, and can be easily and surely identified even in the blind or when washing hair.

In the above, the above-mentioned pressing plates 17, 1
8, 19, 25, 26 convex portions 30, 32, 34, 36,
Since all of 38 are composed of light emitting elements, even an aged person or a visually impaired person can easily and surely visually recognize, and a switch operation plate having extremely excellent visibility can be obtained.
Further, since the display of the dial 28 is also formed by the convex portion and the light emitting element, the visibility is extremely good.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the display portion is a convex portion in the embodiment, but it may be a concave portion.
Even in the case of the concave portion, it can be easily confirmed by touching it with a fingertip, and if the light emitting element is provided in the concave portion, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained. In the above embodiment, the end of the operation of each switch composed of the pressing plate may be notified by sound, voice, or electronic sound. In this case, a speaker may be mounted on the board.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to the switch operating plate 51 of the cleaning device 42 in the embodiment in which the sanitary cleaning device 46 is provided on the toilet bowl 41. Toilet bowl 41
The toilet booth 42 is installed on the floor 43 in the toilet booth 42, and the toilet booth 42 is surrounded by peripheral walls 44 and 45 and wall surfaces (not shown).

The washing device 46 is arranged on the right side of the toilet bowl, and the switch operating plate 51 of the washing device is as shown in FIG. 6, and a pressing plate 52 having a square shape in plan view for washing is provided at the upper left of the drawing. A "long-wash" character display 53 and one vertically long convex portion 54 composed of a light-emitting element are provided on the surface, which is fitted into an opening 56 formed in a substrate 55 like the pressing plate, and the switch body is provided on the back surface. Connected as above.

In the embodiment, the substrate 55 is long in the left-right direction, and on the right side is provided a dial 57 for controlling the discharge amount of washing water (hot water / water mixed water) or adjusting the temperature of the discharge water. The dial is round, and three large and small convex portions 58 composed of light emitting elements are provided on the surface so as to project.

Below the pressure plate 52 for the cleaning switch, that is, on the lower side of the left end, a pressure plate 60 is provided on the square substrate 59 so that the pressure plate 60 can be pressed in the same manner as described above, and the surface is "stopped". The character display 61 and the ring-shaped convex portion 62 are projected. On the right side of the dial 57, a square substrate 63 is arranged adjacent to the substrate 59 in a portion corresponding to the lower side of the dial 57. On the substrate 63, a square pressing plate 64 presses the switch main body on the back surface. The surface is provided with a character display 65 of "Bidet" and a convex portion 66 composed of two vertically long light emitting elements.

On the lower right side of the substrates 55 and 63, a square substrate 67 is provided and a pressing plate 68 is provided. On the surface of the pressing plate 68, a "dry" character display 69 and a transverse wave pattern are formed. A convex portion 70 composed of two light emitting elements, one above and one below, is projected. Above this, a horizontally long rectangular pressing plate 72 is provided on the substrate 71, and a character display 73 of "light emitting part (smoke)" is provided on the surface. Since the pressing plate 72 is horizontally long and the vertical dimension is small, You may comprise a light emitting element.

A substrate 7 provided with a pressing plate 74 on the lower side of the right end.
3, the pressing plate 74 was provided with a convex portion 75 consisting of a teardrop-shaped light emitting element radially on the surface, and a character display 76 of "toilet bowl cleaning" was provided below the convex portion 75. A substrate 77 having a pressing plate 78 is provided on this, and the surface of the substrate 77 is
A "call" character display 79 and a convex portion 80 composed of an echo light emitting element are provided.

In the above, when the switch operation is performed in the same manner as described above, the pressing plates are arranged according to the priority of use, and each pressing plate is provided with a different convex portion on the surface thereof. Therefore, it can be clearly touched and distinguished, and even blind people can operate it easily and reliably.Since the switch pressing plates are arranged in the order of priority, it is easy to use, and it is possible to reliably perform erroneous operations, etc. Since the part is formed of a light emitting element, it is easy for the visually impaired and the elderly to see. Although the switch operating plate 51 is provided on the side of the toilet bowl in the embodiment, it may be provided on the wall surface 44.

[0032]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention,
In the switch operation plate for hot water supply, water supply, etc. in the bathroom, the pressing plate for operating each switch is arranged in order of priority in use so that it is easy to use, so it is easy to use, especially from bottom left to top, right Since the switch pressing plates are arranged in order of priority, the desired switch operation can be performed by operating the pressing plates sequentially from the left side, which is extremely convenient in operation.

In particular, according to the present invention, since different convex portions are provided on the surface of the pressing plate, it is possible to immediately identify the type of the pressing switch by the convex portions, so that the eyes cannot be opened while blind or washing hair. Even underneath, touching the pressing plate allows easy and reliable identification, and in combination with the above arrangement, identification can be performed reliably and easily, and safe operation without erroneous operation can be performed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the switch pressing plate is provided in order from the lower left to the upper side and the right side, if the switches are operated in the order of priority, lukewarm water or the like will be supplied even if it is mistaken, and therefore the fail-safe function will be provided. Also exerts. Further, since the above-mentioned convex portion is composed of the light emitting member, the convex portion is displayed brightly,
Therefore, a switch operating plate can be obtained that is extremely easy to use, such as for the visually impaired and the elderly to easily and surely identify the switches.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of an operation plate.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the operation plate.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the operation plate.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view of a bathroom in which the operation plate is installed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl and a cleaning device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a switch operation plate of the cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bathroom, 11,51 ... Operation board, 17,18,1
9, 25, 26, 52, 60, 64, 68, 74, 78
... Pressing plate, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 54, 6
2, 66, 70, 75, 80 ... convex and concave parts, 41 ... toilet bowl, 46 ... sanitary washing device.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An operation plate provided with domestic control operation switches for hot water supply, water supply, etc. in a bathroom, wherein the operation plate is provided with a switch pressing plate having a predetermined area on a substrate, and the switch pressing plate is provided on the substrate. A plurality of pressing plates are provided, and the plurality of pressing plates are arranged in descending order of priority in use. 2. The plurality of pressing plates of the electronic operation plate are hot water supply in a bathroom, water supply amount, hot water temperature control switch, etc.
2. The switch operating plate according to claim 1, wherein those having a higher priority in use are arranged in order from the lower left to the upper side and further to the right. 3. The switch operating plate according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pressing plates are provided on their surfaces with different concaves and convexes for identification. 4. The plurality of pressing plates of the switch operating plate,
2. The switch operation plate according to claim 1, wherein a control switch of a sanitary washing device for a toilet bowl, which has a high priority in use, is arranged from right front to left and front. 5. The switch operating plate according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of pressing plates are provided with different concaves and convexes for identification on their surfaces. 6. The switch operating plate according to claim 3, wherein the uneven portion for identification is made of a light emitting member.