JPH06335507A - Remote controller for bathroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the remote controller for a bathroom, which can maintain surely a watertight state in a battery chamber. CONSTITUTION:In the remote controller 1 for a bathroom, constituted by containing a function parts chamber 3 and a battery chamber 4 in the inside of a case 2 and forming a battery cover 5 for closing watertightly the battery chamber 4, first annular packing 29 is provided between a peripheral end edge of an opening part 21 of the battery chamber 4 and a collar part 25 of the battery cover 5, and second packing 30 is inserted between a flat surface part 24 of the inner wall surface of the battery chamber 4 and the outer wall surface of the battery cover 5 corresponding to the flat surface part 24. The battery cover 5 is installed in the battery chamber 4 by screwing its male screw part 26 into a female screw part 23 of the battery chamber 4. In this case, a battery containing part 18 of the battery chamber 4 becomes a watertight state by the first packing 29 and second packing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for a bathroom, for example, a remote controller used for a jetting device for jetting hot and cold water with bubbles in hot and cold water of a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a bathtub provided with a bubble jetting device for jetting hot and cold water into the hot and cold water of a bathtub, a remote controller is used for the bather to select the strength and weakness of the hot and cold water jet. It is known.

This kind of remote controller is usually
It is preferable that the bather has a high waterproof property that prevents water from entering the inside so that the bather can operate in the bathroom.

That is, this type of remote controller is
Inside the case, electrical functional parts and batteries that energize the functional parts are stored in a hermetically sealed state, and various switches for selecting the strength and amount of hot and cold water jets are provided on the upper surface of the case. ing. However, when the battery is exhausted, it is necessary to replace the battery with a new one. Therefore, for example, a battery chamber 33 as shown in FIG. 3 is provided so that the battery can be replaced while maintaining the sealed state of the functional components housed in the case. More specifically, the battery chamber 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is provided with a battery housing portion 35 for housing a so-called button type battery 34 such as a lithium battery. Further, the battery chamber 33 is
The battery lid 36 is hermetically sealed by the cylindrical battery lid 36, and the battery 34 is fixedly supported by the battery housing portion 35 by the battery lid 36. The battery chamber 33 has a female screw portion 37 formed on the entire circumference of a predetermined range of the inner wall surface connected to the battery storage portion 35.
And an opening 38 that is continuous with the female screw 37 and opens inside the battery chamber 33. An annular packing 40 is provided at the peripheral edge of the opening 38. Further, the battery lid 36 includes a male screw portion 39 that is screwed into the female screw portion 37 of the battery chamber 33, and further, when the battery lid 36 is screwed into the battery chamber 33 to seal the battery 34, A battery pressing portion 41 that contacts the battery 34 is provided. Further, the battery lid 36
At the rear end, a collar portion 42 is formed which abuts on the packing 40 when the battery lid 36 is screwed into the battery chamber 33.

If the battery lid 36 is screwed into the battery chamber 33 having the above-mentioned structure, the flange portion 42 of the battery lid 36 comes into close contact with the packing 40 to securely seal the inside of the battery chamber 33. can do.

However, according to the above structure, the battery lid 36
The contact state between the collar portion 42 and the packing 40 can only be confirmed by checking how the battery lid 36 fits into the battery chamber 33. If the screws are not sufficiently screwed, the flange portion 42 and the packing 40 will not be sufficiently adhered, and if it is used in a bathroom or the like in this state as described above, the flange portion 42 and the packing 40 are not used.
There is a risk that the remote controller will not function due to water being flooded into the battery storage section 35 from between.

Further, according to the above structure, the packing 40 may deteriorate due to contact with outside air or hot water entering from the outside of the battery lid 36, but if the packing 40 deteriorates due to it, There is a risk that water will enter the battery storage portion 35.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote controller for a bathroom which can surely maintain a watertight state in a battery chamber by solving the above inconvenience.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a functional component chamber for accommodating electrical functional components in a sealed state and a battery for energizing the functional components are accommodated in a case. In a remote controller for a bathroom, which is provided with a substantially cylindrical independent battery chamber and which has a substantially cylindrical battery lid that seals the battery chamber and fixes and supports the battery in the battery chamber, the battery chamber is provided on the bottom side thereof. The formed battery accommodating portion, an opening for opening the battery accommodating portion, and a female screw portion and a flat surface portion on the inner wall surface of the battery chamber between the opening and the battery accommodating portion, and the battery lid is A male screw portion formed on the outer wall surface and screwed into a female screw portion of the battery chamber, and a flange portion that abuts a peripheral edge of the opening when the battery lid is screwed to the battery chamber. A ring between the peripheral edge of the opening of the battery chamber and the collar of the battery lid. A first packing provided for, characterized in that a second packing ring between the outer surface of the battery cover corresponding to the inner wall surface and the inner wall surface of the battery compartment.

Further, the case has a case main body having a part of a battery chamber including the electrical functional component and the battery housing, and another part of the battery chamber having the opening corresponding to the case main body. And a lid that seals the case body, and a portion including the battery housing portion and another portion including the opening forms a seal portion provided at a joint portion between the case body and the lid body. It is preferable that the second packing be provided integrally with the second packing at a position of a flat surface portion of the battery chamber between the seal portion and the battery housing portion.

[0011]

According to the present invention, in the state where the battery lid is completely screwed into the battery chamber, the peripheral edge of the opening of the battery chamber and the flange of the battery lid are interposed by the first packing. Since the flat surface portion of the battery chamber and the outer wall surface of the battery lid corresponding to the flat surface portion are in close contact with each other via the second packing, the inside of the battery housing portion is surely in a watertight state. It is said that

When the battery cover is screwed into the battery chamber, the battery cover is inserted into the battery chamber so that the battery cover is inserted into the battery chamber and the male screw part of the battery cover is screwed into the female screw part of the battery chamber. . While the battery lid is being screwed into the battery chamber, the flat surface portion of the battery chamber and the outer wall surface of the battery lid are moved to the second side before the peripheral edge of the opening portion of the battery chamber and the flange portion of the battery lid are in close contact with each other. Adhere closely through the packing of. That is, at this time, even if the peripheral edge of the opening of the battery chamber and the brim of the battery cover are not in close contact with each other via the first packing, the flat surface portion of the battery chamber and the outer wall surface of the battery cover are in contact with each other. The inside of the battery accommodating portion is in a watertight state because it is already in close contact with the second packing. Therefore, even if the screwing of the battery cover to the battery chamber is unintentionally incomplete, for example, the water-tight state is maintained in the battery housing.

Further, for example, when the case is constituted by a case body and a lid body, and the case body is sealed by the lid body, generally, the electrical functional parts and the battery are housed inside the case body. A part of the battery chamber including the portion is provided, and the other part of the battery chamber including the opening is formed in the lid.
As a result, the battery chamber is formed by integrally connecting a part including the battery housing and the other part including the opening via the seal portion provided at the joint between the case body and the lid. It When the case is formed in this way, the second packing is provided on the flat surface part of the battery chamber between the seal part and the battery storage part, so that the battery storage can be performed even if the seal part is peeled off and water enters. It is possible to maintain the watertight state of the part.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a bathroom remote controller of this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a bathroom remote controller according to another embodiment.

The bathroom remote controller 1 of this embodiment
Is for controlling the strength, the direction, and the like of the hot and cold water jet of a hot water jetting device (not shown) for jetting hot and cold water from the bathtub or the like.

In FIG. 1, 2 is a case, 3 is an electrical functional component chamber, 4 is a battery chamber, and 5 is a battery lid. In addition, in FIG. 1, the upper and lower sides are inverted for convenience of description.

Next, each part will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the case 2 is composed of a case body 2a and a lid body 2b which are vertically divided on the outer circumference of the case 2. The case main body 2a and the lid body 2b are joined to each other via a sealant, and the joint portion 6 makes the inside watertight.

The case body 2a has an operation panel 7 on its outer surface, and an infrared transmitting window 8 for transmitting an infrared signal, which will be described later, on its front side surface. A light emitting diode 9 for transmitting an infrared signal is fixed inside the case body 2a at a position corresponding to the infrared transmitting window 8. The light emitting diode 9 has a lead wire 11 on a printed circuit board 10 described later.
Connected through. Further, inside the position corresponding to the operation panel 7 of the case body 2a, the electrical functional component chamber 3 is defined by a partition wall 12.

A printed circuit board 10 to which electrical functional components (not shown) are fixedly wired is housed in the electrical functional component chamber 3. The printed circuit board 10 has a plurality of operation switches 13 arranged on one side surface, and the electric functional parts on the other side surface.

Each operation switch 13 of the printed circuit board 10 is provided so as to coincide with the operation hole portion 14 of the case body 2a, and further touches the operation panel 7 through an inner cover 15 made of silicon rubber. It is touched. The operation panel 7 is made of soft polyester, and each operation switch 13 can be operated by pressing a portion corresponding to each operation switch 13. Further, each operation switch 13 is doubly covered with the operation panel 7 and the inner surface cover 15 to ensure watertightness on the operation panel 7 side. In addition, each operation switch 13
Also, the terminals of the functional parts are covered with a moisture-proof insulating paint, and each operation switch 13 is water resistant.

The battery chamber 4 is formed on the right side of the case 2 in the figure. Since the case 2 is divided into a case body 2a and a lid 2b, the battery chamber 4 has a first battery chamber 4a formed on the case body 2a side and a second battery formed on the lid 2b side. The chamber 4b and the seal portion 16
And are integrally connected to each other to form a substantially cylindrical shape.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first battery chamber 4a has a battery housing portion 18 for housing a button battery 17 therein.
And a terminal 19 provided in the battery housing portion 18 is connected to the printed circuit board 10 via a lead wire 20.

The second battery chamber 4b has the battery storage portion 1
An opening 21 that opens 8 on the side of the lid 2b is formed, and an annular step 22 is formed inside the opening 21 so as to reduce the diameter of the opening 21. A female screw portion 23 is formed around the inner wall surface of the step portion 22 on the inner side, and a flat surface portion 24 is formed on the inner wall surface from the female screw portion 23 to the first battery chamber 4a. Has been done.

In the second battery chamber 4b, as shown in the figure,
The battery lid 5 is screwed on. The battery lid 5 has a collar portion 25 corresponding to the step portion 22, a male screw portion 26 corresponding to the female screw portion 23, and a battery 17 of the battery storage portion 18 protruding into the first battery chamber 4a. And a battery pressing unit 27 for pressing the. Further, in the battery lid 5, a portion exposed on the surface of the lid body 2b on the outer surface side of the collar portion 25 is closed, and the battery holding portion 27 side is opened. Further, the battery lid 5 has a cut hole portion 28 formed in a portion exposed on the surface of the lid body 2b, and a rotary tool such as a coin is inserted into the cut hole portion 28 to form a female screw portion 23.
The male screw portion 26 and the male screw portion 26 can be easily screwed together.

An annular rubber first packing 29 is provided on the step portion 22 of the second battery chamber 4b, and a battery lid corresponding to the flat surface portion 24 of the second battery chamber 4b. On the outer periphery of 5, the second ring-shaped rubber packing 3
0 is provided.

As described above, when the battery lid 5 is completely attached to the battery chamber 4, the male screw portion 26 of the battery lid 5 is attached.
Is securely screwed onto the female screw portion 23 of the battery chamber 4 to maintain the mounting state, and the collar portion 25 of the battery lid 5 is in close contact with the first packing 29 of the step portion 22 of the battery chamber 4. Since the second packing 30 of the battery lid 5 is in close contact with the flat surface portion 24 of the battery chamber 4, the battery housing portion 18 can be reliably made watertight.

Further, the lead wire 11 accommodating portion of the light emitting diode 9 in the case body 2a and the functional component chamber 3
The potting liquid 31 made of a thermosetting resin such as urethane resin or epoxy resin is filled and solidified. As a result, the printed circuit board 10 and the exposed parts of the terminals 19 which are led out from the outer peripheral wall of the functional component or the battery housing 18 toward the functional component chamber 3 are sealed in the potting liquid 31 to be in a watertight state. .

Further, when the case body 2a and the lid body 2b are joined to each other, the functional component chamber 3 is provided inside the case 2.
A space 32 is formed inside the lid body 2b corresponding to, and when the remote controller 1 of the present embodiment is used in a bathtub by the air contained in the space, the case 2
Is floating on the surface of the bathtub.

With the above-described structure, the remote controller 1 of this embodiment is surely waterproofed for the internal functional parts, so that the bather operates the operation panel 7 provided on the outer surface of the case 2. As a result, the ejection device can be easily controlled in the bath including the bathtub.

When the battery 17 of the remote controller 1 is exhausted, the battery lid 5 is removed and the battery 17 is replaced. At this time, the battery lid 5 can be opened and closed by inserting a coin or the like into the cut hole portion 28 and rotating it. When the battery chamber 4 is closed with the battery lid 5 after the battery 17 is replaced, first, the battery lid 5 is inserted into the battery chamber 4 and the female screw portion 23 of the battery chamber 4 is inserted into the male screw portion of the battery lid 5. The battery lid 5 is screwed into the battery chamber 4 so that the screw 26 can be screwed. Battery lid 5
While screwing the battery into the battery chamber 4,
Even if the first packing 29 and the flange portion 25 of the battery lid 5 are not in close contact with each other, the flat surface portion 24 of the battery chamber 4 and the second packing 30 of the battery lid 5 are in close contact with each other. In this state, the inside of the battery housing 18 is already watertight, and for example, even if the screwing of the battery lid 5 into the battery chamber 4 is unintentionally incomplete, the inside of the battery housing 18 is kept watertight. To be done.

Further, even if the battery lid 5 is securely screwed into the battery chamber 4, hot water may enter through the gap between the collar portion 25 of the battery lid 5 and the step portion 22 of the battery chamber 4. Conceivable.
At this time, the first packing 29 blocks the hot water to prevent water from entering the battery chamber 4, but at the same time, a part of the first packing 29 comes into contact with hot water. As a result, for example, when the deterioration of the first packing 29 progresses, the stepped portion 22 of the battery chamber 4 and the flange portion 25 of the battery lid 5 are not reliably sealed, and there is a risk that water will enter the battery chamber 4. . However, according to the above-described embodiment, since the inside of the battery housing portion 18 is further sealed by the second packing 30, the watertight state inside the battery housing portion 18 can be reliably maintained.

In the above embodiment, the second
The flat surface portion 24 is provided in the battery chamber 4b, and the flat surface portion 24 is provided.
The second packing 30 is provided on the battery lid 5 so as to correspond to the above. However, as shown in a partial cross-section in FIG. 2, the second battery 30 is connected to the battery storage portion 18 of the first battery chamber 4a. Room 4
The flat surface portion 24 may be provided between the seal portion 16 and the battery housing portion 18 and the second lid packing 30 may be provided on the battery lid 5 so as to correspond to the flat surface portion 24.

That is, the remote controller 1 shown above.
When you use it by floating it in the hot water of the bathtub, the hot water temperature is 40
Since the temperature may rise up to about 50 ° C., the air contained in the case 2 repeatedly expands and contracts. Then, while the remote controller 1 is used for a long period of time, the watertightness of the joint 6 between the case body 2a and the lid 2b may be reduced. However, as shown in the above embodiment, since the functional parts and the like are reliably waterproofed by the potting liquid 31, malfunctions of the functional parts and the like due to water immersion are prevented. Then, as described above, the water tightness of the seal portion 16 between the first battery chamber 4a and the second battery chamber 4b may be reduced due to the influence of the expansion and contraction of the air contained in the case 2. is there. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the flat surface portion 24 of the first battery chamber 4a and the battery lid 5 are
Even if the watertightness of the sealing portion 16 between the first battery chamber 4a and the second battery chamber 4b is reduced by sealing the space between the outer wall of the battery pack 2 and the outer wall of the battery by the second packing 30, the watertight state in the battery storage portion 18 is reduced. Can be reliably maintained.

[0036]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, when the battery lid is completely screwed to the battery chamber, the male screw portion of the battery lid is screwed to the female screw portion of the battery chamber. The mounting state can be reliably maintained, and the gap between the peripheral edge of the opening of the battery chamber and the flange of the battery lid is sealed by the first packing and the flat surface of the battery chamber Since the second packing seals between the outer wall surface of the battery lid and the outer wall surface, it is possible to ensure that the battery housing is watertight.

Further, even if the deterioration of the first packing progresses and the sealing state deteriorates, since the inside of the battery housing portion is sealed by the second packing, the watertight state inside the battery housing portion can be ensured. Can be maintained.

Further, even if the screwing of the battery cover to the battery chamber is unintentionally incomplete, the second packing already adheres to the inner surface of the battery chamber during the screwing of the battery cover. The inside of the battery housing can be kept watertight.

Furthermore, the case includes a case body having a part of a battery chamber including the electrical functional component and the battery housing, and a battery chamber including the opening corresponding to the case body. And a lid for sealing the case body to form a portion, and the battery chamber integrally connects a part including the battery storage portion and another portion including the opening through a seal portion. When the remote controller is floated in hot water of a bathtub and used, even if the watertightness of the seal part of the battery chamber is reduced due to the effect of the hot water temperature, the seal part and the battery storage By providing the second packing at the position of the flat surface portion of the battery chamber between the
It is possible to reliably maintain the watertight state in the battery storage portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a bathroom remote controller of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a bathroom remote controller according to another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional bathroom remote controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bathroom remote controller, 2 ... Case, 2a ...
Case body, 2b ... Lid body, 3 ... Functional component chamber, 4 ... Battery chamber, 5 ... Battery lid, 6 ... Joining portion, 16 ... Sealing portion, 17 ...
Battery, 18 ... Battery storage part, 21 ... Opening part, 23 ... Female screw part, 25 ... Collar part, 26 ... Male screw part, 29 ... First packing, 30 ... Second packing.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case is provided with a functional component chamber for accommodating electrical functional components in a hermetically sealed state, and a substantially cylindrical independent battery chamber for accommodating a battery for energizing the functional component. In a bathroom remote controller including a substantially cylindrical battery lid that hermetically seals and supports a battery in a battery chamber, the battery chamber includes a battery storage portion formed on a bottom side thereof,
An opening for opening the battery housing, and an internal thread portion and a flat surface portion on a wall surface of the battery chamber between the opening and the battery housing, wherein the battery lid is formed on an outer wall surface of the battery lid. A male screw portion that is screwed into the female screw portion of the chamber, and a collar portion that abuts the peripheral edge of the opening when the battery lid is screwed into the battery chamber, An annular first packing is provided between the peripheral edge and the collar portion of the battery lid, and an annular second packing is provided between the inner wall surface of the battery chamber and the outer wall surface of the battery lid corresponding to the inner wall surface. A remote controller for the bathroom, which is equipped with the packing of. 2. A case main body in which the case includes a part of a battery chamber including the electrical functional component and the battery housing, and another part of the battery chamber including the opening corresponding to the case main body. And a lid that seals the case body, and a portion including the battery housing portion and another portion including the opening forms a seal portion provided at a joint portion between the case body and the lid body. Is formed integrally and is connected to the battery compartment through the second portion at a position of a flat surface portion of the battery chamber between the seal portion and the battery housing portion.
2. The bathroom remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the packing is provided.