JPH06335494A - Remote-control transmitter and air mat apparatus with remote-control transmitter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a remote-control transmitter that can send remote-control signals by turning a sending section toward a receiver. CONSTITUTION:This remote-control transmitter 30 is equipped with a front sending section 34 that sends remote-control signals forward on its front edge 33, which roughly crosses the upper face 32. Also, an upper face 32 and a lower face 35 close to the front edge are equipped with a sub-sending section 37 that sends remote-control signals upward and downward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control transmitter that can be remotely controlled, and an air mat device with a remote control transmitter that can be operated by the remote control transmitter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a remote control transmitter used for a remote control transmitter of an electric appliance or the like has a substantially box shape and is provided on a front end face portion by pushing each operation switch of an operation switch portion arranged on an upper surface. The remote control signal is transmitted from the transmitter. Then, the receiving unit provided on the electric appliance main body side is configured to receive the remote control signal, and the electric appliance main body performs a predetermined operation.

[0003]

However, in such a remote control transmitter, in order to improve the certainty of the operation, the remote control transmitter must be operated so that the direction of the transmission section of the remote control transmitter does not face the reception section. Is configured.

Therefore, the operator once confirms the operation switch section on the upper surface, puts his / her finger on the switch, and then tilts his / her wrist to make the receiving section of the remote control transmitter move toward the apparatus main body having the receiving section. Therefore, it was necessary to operate each operation switch of the operation switch section arranged on the upper surface, and the operability was not good.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control transmitter capable of transmitting a remote control signal by directing the transmission section toward the reception section while looking at the operation switch section. It is what

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air mat device with a remote control transmitter that uses the remote control transmitter.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a box shape, is provided with an operation switch portion on its upper surface, and has a lower surface remote from the upper surface, and a remote control unit in a downward direction. It features a remote controller equipped with a transmitter for transmitting signals.

Further, a remote control transmitter having a box shape and provided with an operation switch section on the upper surface and a transmitter section for transmitting a remote control signal downwardly on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and It is characterized in that it is provided with an air matting device which can perform each operation by a remote control transmitter.

[0009]

According to the present invention, with the above-mentioned configuration, the remote control signal can be transmitted in the downward direction of the remote control transmitter.

Therefore, the operator can transmit the remote control signal toward the receiving portion while looking at the operation switch portion on the upper surface.

Further, the air mat device can be operated by a remote control transmitter.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an air matting device using a remote control device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. still,
The term as a functional mode of this air matting device is ""
The terms on the display are enclosed in “” to clarify the difference.

In FIG. 4, the air matting device 1 includes a mattress 10 having a predetermined thickness and a device body 20 having a supply / exhaust device (not shown) built therein, a wiring cable 2 and a plurality of air hoses. Hose part 3
The mattress 10 and the device body 20 are connected by.

The structure and operation of the air supply / exhaust device used here are, for example, the rotary disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-40852 / Japanese Patent Application No. 4-40853 / Japanese Patent Application No. 4-155445. Although a detailed description is omitted because the same type as the valve type is adopted, other than this, one of a plurality of air bags 18a to 18h described later is selected and independently. It is not particularly limited as long as it can inflate the other air bags 18a to 18h simultaneously.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mattress 10 includes a cover 11 that emphasizes heat retention such as ester brushing and a cover 12 that emphasizes air permeability such as cotton and the like, and the outer peripheral edge portion is sewn or fixed with an edge fixing member 13 or the like. The cover 11 is used in the winter and the cover 12 is used in the summer so that more comfortable treatment can be performed depending on the season. . Further, pads 14 and 15 having a cushioning property such as urethane are provided in the mattress 10 in a superposed state. Furthermore, a connection portion 16 to which the other end of the wiring cable 2 is connected and a connection portion 17 to which the other end of the hose portion 3 is connected are provided on the side surface of the mattress 10.

A space between the pad 14 and the pad 15 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of strip-shaped air bags 18a to 18h extending in the forehead direction of the mattress 10 and an electric potential band 18i for electric potential treatment located at the foot of the human body are provided.

Of the air bags 18a to 18h, the air bag 18
a is the neck of the human body, air bag 18b is the shoulder of the human body, and air bag 1
8c to 18g correspond to the waist and thighs of the human body, and the air bag 18h corresponds to the lower leg of the human body. Also, each air bag 1
One ends of internal hoses 19a to 19h are connected to 8a to 18h.

The other ends of the internal hoses 19a to 19h are connected to the air hoses of the hose portion 3 through the connecting portion 17 in a one-to-one correspondence. Therefore, the air from the air supply / exhaust device of the apparatus body 20 is independently supplied to the air bags 18a-18h through the hose portion 3 and the internal hoses 19a-19h while being selectively controlled by the air supply / exhaust device.

The apparatus main body 20 has an operation display section 2 on the front thereof.
1 is provided, a connection portion 20a to which one end of the wiring cable 2 is connected and a connection portion 20b to which one end of the hose portion 3 is connected are provided on one side surface, and the device body is provided on the other side surface. Wiring cord 2 for supplying power to 20
0c is connected.

The operation display section 21 has a wake-up setting section 24 and a display section 25 which start the operation after a lapse of a predetermined time. The operation display unit 21 is further provided with a remote control device (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control device) 23 that also serves as a mode selection unit and can remotely operate various functions. This remote control device 23 has a front recess 2
A remote control transmitter 30 that is detachably locked by locking claws 21b, 21b formed on the upper and lower wall portions in 1a;
The remote control transmitter 30 is provided in the recess 21a.
It is mainly configured by a receiving unit 31 that receives a transmission signal from the.

The remote control transmitter 30 has a substantially box shape, and has an upper surface 32 as an operation section switch section 40, which is an air massage switch 27 for turning on / off the air supply / exhaust device, and an ON / OFF switch for the electric floor band 18i. It is provided with a potential treatment switch 28 for turning off, a mode operation unit 50, and the like. The remote control transmitter 30 is provided with a front end transmission section 34 for transmitting a remote control signal in the forward direction on the front end surface 33 side substantially orthogonal to the upper surface 32. The lower surface 35 opposite to the upper surface 32 is provided with a lower surface transmitter 37 for transmitting a remote control signal downward.
The transmitters 34 and 37 emit infrared light.

The front end transmission section 34 and the lower surface transmission section 3 are provided.
Reference numeral 7 mainly comprises a light receiving element (not shown) that transmits a remote control signal by operating the operation switch section 40, and a dark semitransparent plastic cover that covers the front surface of the light receiving section and transmits the remote control signal. Has been done.

The receiver 31 covers the front surface of the light-receiving part (not shown) for receiving the remote-control signals transmitted from the front-end transmitter 34 and the bottom-face transmitter 37 and the front surface of the light-receiver, and transmits the remote-control signal. It is mainly composed of a dark color semi-transparent plastic cover 38. The receiving unit 31 is disposed at the front upper position 41 in the recess 21a so that the remote control signal transmitted from the lower surface transmitting unit 37 can be received even when the remote control transmitter 30 is in the housed state. It is configured so as to face the lower surface transmission portion 37 in the housed state of the machine 30.

The mode operation unit 5 of the remote control transmitter 30
0 includes a rolling selection switch 23a, a point selection switch 23b, a speed selection switch 23c, a timer selection switch 23d, and an A course selection switch 23e.

The rolling selection switch 23a selects whether to massage the human body by inflating and deflating the air bags 18a to 18h for the whole body or partially for the back or waist.

The point selection switch 23b is used for the air bag 1
When the massage by the expansion and contraction of 8a to 18h is concentrated at an arbitrary portion, the expansion and contraction points of the air bags 18a to 18h are designated by clicking.

The speed selection switch 23c includes the air bags 18a to 18a.
The expansion / contraction speed of 18h is switched between "fast" and "slow".

The timer selection switch 23d selectively selects the operating time of the air supply / exhaust device between "15 minutes" and "30 minutes".

The A course selection switch 23e starts the operation of the air supply / exhaust device after a predetermined operation to turn on the air bags 18a-18a.
When the expansion / contraction of h is started, it is operated to the ON state.

The wake-up setting section 24 is used, for example, when the user sleeps with the timer function to start various operations after a predetermined time has elapsed or at a set time, and the B course selection switch for selecting the timer function. 24a,
A display unit 24b that lights up when the B course selection switch 24a is selected, a timer set switch 24c that sets the operation start time, and this timer set switch 24
It is provided with time setting switches 24d and 24e for clicking and selecting the hour and minute while pressing c, an execution switch 24f for deciding the set time and storing it at the same time, and a time display section 24g for displaying the current time, timer set time and the like. .

Further, the power source 22 is for turning on / off the entire power supply of the operation display section 21, and the power source 22 is turned on.
When in the N (“ON”) state, the light emitting body 22a such as a light emitting diode is turned on.

The display unit 25 includes a light emitting unit 25a, a light emitting unit 25b, a light emitting unit 25c, and light emitting units ah.

The light emitting portion 25a is turned on in association with the ON / OFF operation of the air massage function switch 27, and the light emitting portion 2a
5b is lit in conjunction with the ON / OFF operation of the point selection switch 23b, and the light emitting unit 25c is the potential treatment switch 2
Lights in synchronization with ON / OFF operation of 8.

The light emitting part a is attached to the air bag 18a corresponding to the neck,
The light emitting part b is an air bag 18b, and the light emitting part c is an air bag 18c.
In addition, the light emitting portion d is attached to the air bag 18d corresponding to the waist, and the light emitting portion e
Corresponds to the air bag 18e, the light emitting portion f corresponds to the air bag 18f, the light emitting portion g corresponds to the air bag 18g, the light emitting portion h corresponds to the air bag 18h, and the air is inflated by the operation of the air supply / exhaust device. Light emitting parts a to h corresponding to the bags 18a to 18h
Lights up. Further, the light emitting units a to h are sequentially turned on in conjunction with the click operation of the point selection switch 23c and are also used for selecting one of the air bags 18a to 18h to be inflated.

The operation of the remote control device 23 having such a configuration will be described.

In the remote control device 23, the front end transmitter 3
In addition to the transmission of the remote control signal in the front direction of the remote control transmitter 30 by 4, the lower surface transmitter 37 can transmit the remote control signal in the lower direction of the remote control transmitter 30.

Therefore, the operator holds the remote control transmitter 30 in a substantially vertical state at the front position of his / her face, and while watching the operation switch section 40 on the upper surface 32, the remote control signal from the lower surface transmission section 37 is received by the receiving section 31. You can send in the direction.

Further, in the state where the remote control transmitter 30 is housed in the recess 21a, from the lower surface transmitter 37 of the lower surface 35,
A remote control signal can be transmitted to the receiver 31.

That is, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
Conventionally, the receiving unit 31 that receives the remote control signal transmitted by the front end transmitting unit 34 on the front end face 33 side is located near the upper edge corner of the device main body 20 operation display unit 21.
As for the size of the, it had to be installed large as shown by the chain double-dashed line. However, in the remote control transmitter of this embodiment,
Since the remote control signal can be transmitted from the lower surface transmission section 37 to the reception section 31, the reception section 31 can be disposed at the front upper position 41 in the recess 21a, and can be received in the vicinity of the corner of the apparatus body 20 as in the conventional case. It is not necessary to provide the portion 31, and the device body 20 can be downsized.

The upper surface 32 of the remote control transmitter 30
If the upper surface side oscillating section is arranged in the upper side, for example, when the apparatus main body 20 is lying on the mattress 10 and lying down on the bedside, each operation is performed while watching the operation switch section 40 arranged on the upper surface 32. By operating the switches 23, ..., It is possible to transmit a remote control signal from the upper surface transmission section toward the reception section 31. For this reason, unlike the conventional case, it is possible to improve the operability by eliminating the trouble of manually operating the operation switches 23 while the front end transmission section 34 is directed toward the reception section 31.

Next, the operation of the air matting device 1 will be described.

(Air massage / A course) As the air massage, when inflating and deflating the air bags 18a to 18h due to the operation of the air supply / exhaust device after the A course, that is, the predetermined operation, first, the power source 22 and the air massage. Switch 2
7 is turned on in this order. Here, the inflation mode of the air bags 18a to 18h is set to "fast", the timer is set to "15 minutes", and the rolling is set to "whole body" in the initial mode setting. It is assumed that

Further, in this state, each switch 22, 2
The light emitters 22a and 25a are turned on in association with the operation of 7.
The light-emitting body 22a remains lit until the power supply 22 is turned off (“off”).

By automatically selecting the air supply / exhaust device, air is supplied / exhausted only to the air bag 18a corresponding to the neck,
The air bag 18a is repeatedly inflated and deflated by the supply and exhaust of air, and the relative position between the human body and the mattress 10 is determined based on the air bag 18a.

Further, in this state, the light emitting section 25b, the light emitting section a, "fast", and "15 minutes" blink or light up.

The relative position between the human body and the mattress 10 is determined by supplying air from the air supply / exhaust device to the air bag 18d corresponding to the waist and repeating the inflation / deflation of the air bag 18d for a predetermined time. May be. At this time, the light emitting unit d blinks instead of the light emitting unit a. Further, when the air bag 18d corresponding to the waist is inflated and deflated for positioning, stricter positioning can be performed than positioning by the neck.

Next, when the relative position between the human body and the air mat 10 is determined, the A course selection switch 23e is pressed.
Then, the air bags 18a to 18h are sequentially inflated and deflated (for example, from the lower leg to the neck) via the hose portion 3 and the internal hoses 19a to 19h to massage the human body, and automatically supplied after 15 minutes. The exhaust system stops working.

In this operating state, "A course",
"Whole body", "fast", and "15 minutes" are lit, and the light emitting parts a to h are lit in response to the inflation of the air bags 18a to 18h.

(Air massage / B course) Next, as air massage, B course, that is, after a predetermined time has passed,
Alternatively, when the operation of the air supply / exhaust device is started to start the inflation / deflation of the air bags 18a to 18h at the set time, first, the power source 22 and the B course selection switch 24a are turned on in this order. Here, the inflation mode of the air bags 18a to 18h is set to "fast", the timer is set to "15 minutes", and the rolling is set to "whole body" in the initial mode setting. It is assumed that

In this state, the switches 22 and 24 are
The light emitters 22a and 24b are turned on in association with the operation of a.
The light emitting body 22a remains lit until the power supply 22 is turned off.

Next, the operation start time is set while pressing the timer set switch 24c and clicking the time setting switches 24d and 24e while checking the display on the time display portion 24g.

When the operation start time comes, the air bags 18a to 19h are passed through the hose portion 3 and the internal hoses 19a to 19h.
18h expands and contracts in sequence and massages the human body, 1
The operation of the air supply / exhaust device automatically stops after 5 minutes.

Further, in this operating state, the light emitter 22a,
Light emitter 24b, "B course", "whole body", "fast",
"15 minutes" lights up and the light emitting parts ah are air bags 1
It lights up in response to the expansion of 8a to 18h.

It should be noted that at the time of this operation time, the user may be notified of the start of operation by a buzzer or the like before the operation of the air supply / exhaust device. Further, as in the case of the above-mentioned course A, the massage may be started after the positioning is performed by expanding and contracting the air bags 18a and 18d corresponding to the neck and waist.

By the way, A course and B of air massage
Can be used in combination with courses. Also,
In the above embodiment, the air bag 18 is set by the initial mode setting.
The expansion and contraction speeds of a to 18h are set as “fast”, the timer is set as “15 minutes”, and the rolling is set as “whole body”. It is free and each display state such as operating is displayed corresponding to that mode.

(Electrical Potential Treatment) When performing electric potential treatment by the electric bed 18i, the electric potential treatment is started by the electric bed 18i when the power supply 22 and the electric potential treatment switch 28 are turned on in this order, and the electric potential treatment is started for a predetermined time (for example, After 60 minutes), the electric potential treatment automatically ends. In addition, in this usage state, the light emitters 22a, 2a are interlocked with the operation of the switches 22, 28.
5c lights up. The light source 22a of the light emitter 22a is off.
It lights up until the condition is reached.

Further, when the potential treatment is to be ended on the way, the potential treatment switch 28 and the power source 22 need only be turned off in this order, and when the air massage is to be started, the air massage switch 27 and A course selection. It can be switched by turning on any of the switch 23e, the rolling switch 23a, and the point switch 23b.

On the other hand, if it is desired to perform the electric potential treatment after the end of the air massage, when the electric potential treatment switch 28 is turned on during the operation of the air massage, the light emitting body 25c blinks in the reserved state and the end of the air massage. At the same time when the electric potential treatment by the electric belt 18i is started, the luminous body 25
c is switched to the lighting state.

In the remote control transmitter 23 of this embodiment, the upper surface 32 and the lower surface 35 of the remote control transmitter 30 are provided with upper and lower surface transmitters 36 and 37 for transmitting remote controller signals in the upward and downward directions. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that only the lower surface transmission part 37 may be provided, for example.

[0060]

As described above, in the remote control transmitter of the present invention, the operator can operate the operation button portion provided on the upper surface regardless of the direction of the operator. By operating each operation button while watching, the remote control signal can be transmitted toward the receiving section. Therefore, a practically useful effect that the operability can be improved is exhibited.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an apparatus body used in an air matting apparatus using a remote control transmitter of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a mattress that is also used in the air mat device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view in which a part of the mattress is also removed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an outer appearance of the air matting device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 showing a portion where the remote control device of the air matting device is arranged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 ... Remote control transmitter 32 ... Upper surface 35 ... Lower surface 37 ... Lower surface transmitter (transmitter) 40 ... Operation switch part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A remote controller characterized by having a box shape and provided with an operation switch section on an upper surface and an emission section for transmitting a remote control signal downwardly on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface. Transmitter. 2. A remote control transmitter having a box shape and provided with an operation switch section on an upper surface thereof and a transmitter section for transmitting a remote control signal downwardly on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface, An air matting device with a remote control transmitter, comprising an air matting device capable of performing each operation by a remote control transmitter.