JPH057514A - Sink with information display - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve function of a sink by displaying information such as time, weather and calendar in a display means, recording messages and schedule necessary for daily life in a recording and reproducing means and reproducing them out of it. CONSTITUTION:A sink 1 is provided with a counter 2, and above the sink 1, an upper housing cabinet K is provided for housing dishes. Between the upper housing cabinet K and the counter 2, an LCD type display 10 to display information, a speaker 11 to output daily life information and the like in voice, a microphone 12 through which messages and the like are recorded and setting switches 15, all mounted on one and the same panel, are fitted. A foot switch B is provided at a lower part of the sink 1, and a person detecting sensor 14 to detect a person is mounted on a back guard 6 at a rear part of the counter 2, so that when a person stands before the sink 1, it detects the existence of the person. The person detecting sensor 14 is a photoelectric sensor of light reflecting type, and constituted of two sensors 14A and 15B, one for adults and the other for children respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display means for displaying information such as time, weather and calendar information, and a recording / playback means for recording and playing back a message such as a schedule or messages required for daily life. The present invention relates to a sink with an information display.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to know the time, it is general to look at a clock or a time display on a television, and weather information can be obtained from a weather forecast section of a newspaper or a weather forecast of a radio or a television. Alternatively, it is common to write down matters to be communicated on a display board provided in a kitchen or the like.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional means for obtaining life-related information, that is, time, weather, calendar information, etc., or transmission means for transmitting messages such as schedules, messages, etc., are installed at distant locations. Is what For this reason, when obtaining life-related information or making a note of plans, messages, etc., it has been a hassle to walk around each installation site. Therefore, in the present invention, it is an object to be solved that the information necessary for life can be obtained at one sink by displaying the information necessary for life on the sink.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems of the prior art, and its gist is to provide a display means for displaying information, and a recording means for reproducing information. The recording / playback means is provided on the sink.

[0005]

According to the information display sink with the above-mentioned configuration, the time,
The weather and calendar information is displayed on the display means. Further, the recording / playback device can record and play back messages such as schedules, messages to be communicated, etc. necessary for daily life. Therefore, it is possible to obtain information necessary for living at one sink.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a sink. The sink 1 is provided with a counter 2, a counter 3 is provided with a sink 3, and the sink 3 is capable of discharging hot water.
A faucet 8 is erected on the rear side of. Further, a lower part of the counter 2 is a storage cabinet 7, a front door 5 is provided which can be opened and closed, and a drawer 9 is provided on the side.
Is provided. Further, an upper storage cabinet K capable of storing dishes and the like is installed above the sink 1.
An LCD (liquid crystal) type display 10 for displaying information between the upper storage cabinet K and the counter 2, a speaker 11 for outputting living information and the like by voice, a microphone 12 used for recording a message and the like, The setting switches 15 are installed on the same panel. At the bottom of the sink 1, there is a foot switch 1
3 is provided, and a human body detection sensor 14 for detecting a human body is attached to the back guard 6 at the rear of the counter 2, and when a person stands in front of the sink 3, the presence of the person is detected. It has become possible. The human body detection sensor 14 is a light-reflecting photoelectric sensor, and includes an adult detector 14A that detects an adult and a child detector 14B (see FIG. 2) that detects a short child.

FIG. 2 is a control system diagram of the sink with an information display constructed as described above. The human body detection sensor 1
When it is detected that a person stands in front of the sink 1, the LCD type display 10 displays, for example, the date, time, indoor temperature, outdoor temperature, humidity, and daily life such as weather forecast after several hours. The control is configured to display information. The LCD type display 10 may be, for example, a CR, even if it is not an LCD type.
A T-type display may be used.

The life information displayed on the LCD type display 10 is stored in the life information signal output circuit 21 shown in FIG. 2, and the display information changeover switch 22 is switched to the contact a side. , The output signal from the life information signal output circuit 21 is output to the LCD drive circuit 23, and L
The CD drive circuit 23 causes the LCD display 10 to display the living information.

Further, a television broadcast receiving circuit 24 for displaying television broadcast on the LCD type display 10 is provided. When displaying a television broadcast on the LCD display 10, the switches of the setting switches 15 are operated to switch the display information changeover switch 22 to the contact b side. In this way, it is possible to cook while watching a cooking program or the like on the display device 10.

Further, a radio broadcast receiving circuit 25 is provided so that the speaker 11 can listen to the radio broadcast. In the radio broadcast receiving circuit 25, when the switches of the setting switches 15 are operated and the voice information changeover switch 26 is switched to the contact a side, the radio broadcast signal is directly passed to the speaker 11 while the voice information changeover switch 26 is changed to the contact b. When switched to, recording and playback BGM
A radio broadcast signal is transmitted to the circuit 27 and can be automatically recorded. This automatic recording is for recording weather forecasts on radio, television, stocks, cooking programs, etc. every day or at a fixed time on a set day. Then, the recording / playback BGM circuit 27
Plays the automatically recorded program. In this reproduction, when the human body detection sensor 14 distinguishes and detects an adult or a child standing in front of the sink 1, information corresponding to the adult or the child is reproduced, and an automatic reproduction in which a sound is emitted from the speaker 11 and setting switches. Manual reproduction by operating the reproduction switch in 15 is possible.

The microphone 12 is used to record a child message transmitted from a mother to a child, a contact message for adults, a memo or the like, and causes the recording / playback BGM circuit 27 to record the message or the like. To start this recording, the foot switch 13 may be depressed or the recording start switch in the setting switches 15 may be pressed. These messages can be played back by the automatic playback, as well as manually played back by operating the playback switch.

As a recording device of the recording / playback BGM circuit 27, not only a general magnetic storage medium but also an optical storage medium, I
A C memory or the like may be used. In addition, the human body sensor 1
When the human body 4 detects a human body, an automatic lighting circuit for automatically lighting the lamp 4 installed in the lower part of the upper storage cabinet K, a background music output circuit for playing music from the speaker 11 according to time, a ventilation fan 28
The control circuit 30 has a built-in automatic ventilation fan circuit for activating the above, or an automatic water discharge circuit for opening the water faucet solenoid valve 29 for automatically opening and closing the water faucet 8.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the display means for displaying information and the recording / reproducing means for recording and reproducing the information are provided in the sink, so that it is necessary for living at one place around the sink. Information and the like can be obtained, and the function of the sink is significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a sink with an information display.

FIG. 2 is a control system diagram of a sink with an information display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 sink 3 sink 4 lamp 8 faucet 10 LCD type display 11 speaker 12 microphone 13 foot switch 14 human body sensor 15 setting switch 21 living information signal output circuit 24 television broadcast receiving circuit 25 radio broadcast receiving circuit 27 recording / playback BGM circuit

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A sink with an information display, characterized in that display means for displaying information and recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing information are provided on the sink.