JPH08238189A - Bubble bathtub device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To instantly and simply judge whether a failure position is located on the actuator side or the controller side with no professional knowledge when a function section such as a circulating pump or a solenoid valve is not operated normally. CONSTITUTION: An LED 37 corresponding to a sensor and/or an actuator is arranged on the board 33 of a controller 28, it is connected to a control circuit 35 on the board 33 via a signal line, and the corresponding LED 37 is lighted in response to the presence of the signal input from the sensor to the control circuit 35 and/or the signal input from the control circuit 35 to the actuator.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bubble bath device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The bath water inside is taken out from a water inlet provided in a bath body, and is circulated externally through an external circulation pipe line by a circulation pump unit, and then a jet port of the bath body. A bubble bath device is widely used, which is designed to be ejected into the interior as a bubble flow together with air.

In this bubble bath apparatus, an operation signal from an operation unit or a signal from a sensor such as a pressure sensor is input to a controller, and the controller controls the operation of an actuator such as a circulation pump or a solenoid valve. Conventionally, when a functional part including an actuator such as a circulation pump or solenoid valve malfunctions, it is not possible to determine whether the failure location is a failure of the actuator or the controller, and a tester, etc. By measuring the voltage value of each part of the controller,
It was determined whether it was a malfunction of the actuator or the like, or a malfunction of the controller.

Also in the inspection at the time of assembling the bubble bath apparatus, the presence or absence of abnormality of the actuator or the controller is confirmed by the same method. However, in the case of this method, there is a problem that specialized knowledge is required, a lot of labor is required for confirmation, and time is required.

Further, in the case of the bubble bath apparatus, an operating section is usually provided in the bathroom, and a required operation is performed on the operating section, so that a functional section including an actuator such as a circulation pump or a solenoid valve in a circulation pump unit installed outdoors. However, in this case, when the function unit does not operate normally, it is not possible to determine whether this is a malfunction of the operation unit such as the remote controller or a malfunction of the controller. was there.

Further, as a kind of bubble bath device, a wireless remote control device is provided, and an optical signal is emitted from a light emitting part of the wireless remote control device to a light receiving part fixedly provided in the bathroom, and then received by the light receiving part. There is one that is configured to transmit the generated signal to the outdoor controller through a signal line to control the operation of the circulation pump, etc. In this case, when trouble occurs in the functional part and maintenance is required, the wireless remote control Since the light receiving part that receives the optical signal from the device is fixedly installed in the bathroom, in order to confirm whether the operation corresponding to each operation key of the wireless remote control device is properly performed, key operation It is necessary to go outside the room and check the operation of the functional parts after performing the work in the bathroom, which is extremely laborious work and required for confirmation. While there is a problem such as longer.

Alternatively, it was necessary for two workers to work, one to operate the keys of the wireless remote control device in the bathroom, and the other to confirm the operation of the functional unit outdoors.

[0008]

The invention of the present application has been made to solve such a problem. Thus, the invention of the present application takes out the internal bath water from the water inlet provided in the bath body, externally circulates it through the external circulation pipe line by the circulation pump unit, and then guides it to the jet port of the bath body to form air bubbles together with air. It is designed to be jetted into the interior as a flow, and an operation signal from the operation unit or a signal from a sensor such as a pressure sensor is input to the controller, and the controller controls the operation of actuators such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve. In the bubble bath apparatus described above, an LED is mounted on the board of the controller in correspondence with the sensor and / or actuator, and is connected to a control circuit on the board by a signal line, and a signal from the sensor to the control circuit is provided. The LE is provided by outputting a signal to each corresponding LED according to the presence or absence of an input and / or a signal output from the control circuit to the actuator.
It is characterized in that D is turned on (Claim 1).

According to another invention of the present application, the bath water inside is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bath body, is externally circulated through an external circulation conduit by a circulation pump unit, and is then introduced to the jet port of the bath body by air. Along with this, it is configured to eject into the interior as a bubble flow, and an operation signal from the operation unit or a signal from a sensor such as a pressure sensor is input to the controller so that the controller controls the operation of actuators such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve. In the bubble bath apparatus according to the present invention, a switch for outputting an operation signal of the actuator is provided on the substrate of the controller, and the switch is connected to the control circuit via a signal line (claim 2). ).

Yet another invention of the present application is that, in claim 2, the switch is a pump operation switch for starting / stopping the circulation pump (claim 3).

Still another invention of the present application is that the bath water in the bathtub is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bathtub body, circulated externally through an external circulation pipe line by a circulation pump unit, and then led to the jet port of the bathtub body. , The air signal is emitted as a bubble flow together with the air, and the light signal emitted from the light emitting portion of the wireless remote control device is received by the light receiving portion fixedly provided in the bathroom, and the signal is sent to the controller via the signal line. In a bubble bath device configured to input and control an actuator such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve by the controller, a light receiving unit for receiving an optical signal from a light emitting unit of the wireless remote control device on a substrate of the controller. Is provided separately from the light receiving unit in the bathroom, and the light receiving unit on the board is connected to a control circuit on the controller board by a signal line, It characterized in that form to the signal transmitted to the road (claim 4).

Still another invention of the present application is that the bath water in the bathtub is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bathtub body, and is circulated externally through an external circulation line by a circulation pump unit and then guided to the jet port of the bathtub body. , The air signal is emitted as a bubble flow together with the air, and the light signal emitted from the light emitting portion of the wireless remote control device is received by the light receiving portion fixedly provided in the bathroom, and the signal is sent to the controller via the signal line. In a bubble bath device configured to input and control an actuator such as a circulation pump or a solenoid valve by the controller, the wireless remote control device and the controller board are provided with corresponding connection terminals and connected to each other. The terminals can be connected to each other via a signal line, and signals from the wireless remote control device can be connected via the signal line. Characterized in that form and can be transmitted to the control circuit on the roller substrate (claim 5).

[0013]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the control circuit of the controller is provided with LEDs arranged corresponding to sensors such as pressure sensors or actuators such as circulation pumps and solenoid valves, and controls them. The circuit is connected by a signal line, and a signal is output to an LED according to the presence or absence of an input signal from a sensor or an output signal to an actuator, and the LED is turned on.

According to the present invention, when a malfunction occurs in a functional part such as a sensor, a circulation pump, or an electromagnetic valve, it is determined whether the malfunction of the controller, that is, the control circuit, or the malfunction of the actuator, of the LED. It can be determined immediately by the presence or absence of lighting.

That is, if the LED is lit, there is no abnormality in the control circuit, and it can be determined that the actuator or the like is defective. On the contrary, if the LED is not lit, the signal is normally output to the LED. It is possible to immediately determine that there is no failure, that is, that the control circuit has a failure.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to immediately determine whether the failure location is the controller side or the actuator side without measuring the voltage value of each part of the controller using a tester. The confirmation operation can be performed in a short time and extremely easily without requiring specialized knowledge. Similarly, in the inspection at the time of assembling the bubble bath apparatus, the confirmation work can be performed easily and easily.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a bubble bath apparatus of a type in which an operation signal from an operation unit or a signal from a sensor is input to a controller and the controller controls actuators such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve. According to the present invention, when a functional unit including an actuator such as a circulation pump does not operate normally, the switch for outputting an actuator operation signal is provided on the substrate of the operation unit. It is possible to easily determine whether or not there is a failure of the controller.

That is, in the present invention, when a failure occurs, the switch on the controller board is operated, and if the actuator such as the circulation pump operates by this, it is determined that there is no abnormality in the controller and there is an abnormality in the operation portion. be able to. On the contrary, if the actuator does not operate by operating the switch on the controller board, it can be determined that the failure is on the controller side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a pump operation switch for operating the pump is provided on the controller board as the switch. As a switch provided on the controller board, a plurality of switches corresponding to the respective operation keys of the operation unit may be provided, but in this case, a large number of switches must be provided on the board.

However, if the operation switch of the circulation pump is provided on the controller board according to the present invention, if the pump is operated by operating the pump operation switch when a failure occurs, the failure is considered to be a failure on the operation section side. It can be determined immediately, or if the pump does not start, it can be determined immediately that there is a failure on the controller side. That is, according to the present invention, by providing at least one switch, it is possible to instantly determine simply whether the operation unit has a failure or the controller has a failure.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a light receiving section is provided on the substrate of the controller of the circulation pump unit generally installed outdoors, and an optical signal from the light emitting section of the wireless remote control device is received by the light receiving section on the controller substrate. The light is received, and the controller controls the operation of the circulation pump and the like. According to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the bubble bath apparatus properly performs each operation.

All that is required is to bring the wireless remote control device to the outside of the room, operate the operation parts such as the operation keys, send a corresponding optical signal from the light emitting part and let the light receiving part on the controller board receive the light signal. This is because the operation can be performed.

According to the present invention, the operator does not have to go back and forth between the room and the outside to check the operation and the operation of the operation section, and the operation required at the same place outdoors and the operation can be performed. Based on this, it is possible to confirm the operation. Therefore, according to the present invention, only one worker can easily and easily perform the work. In addition, the time and effort required for confirmation can be significantly shortened.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a bubble bath apparatus provided with a wireless remote control device, connection terminals corresponding to the wireless remote control device and the controller board are provided so that they can be connected to each other by a signal line. According to the present invention, by bringing the wireless remote control device to the outside of the room and connecting the wireless remote control device and the controller board to each other by a signal line using a connector, the wireless remote control device outside the room can be provided. It is possible to perform the operation of the operation unit such as the operation keys of the device and confirm the operation based on the operation. Therefore, also in the present invention, it is possible for only one worker to easily operate the operation unit and confirm the necessary operation in an extremely short time.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a bathtub body of the bubble bath apparatus having an outlet 12, from which an outlet pipe 14 is provided.
Is extending. The bath water in the bathtub body 10 is taken out to the outside through the outlet 12 and the takeout pipe 14, and is then pumped to the jet port 22 of the bathtub body 10 by the circulation pump 18 inside the circulation pump unit 16 through the return pipe 20. Along with the air sucked through the suction pipe 24, it is vigorously ejected into the bath body 10 as a bubble flow.

The air suction pipe 24 projects into the circulation pump unit 16 and the pump unit 16
Inside the air suction pipe 24, an electromagnetic valve 26 for controlling the suction of air is provided.

A controller 28 is provided inside the circulation pump unit 16. The circulation pump 18, the electromagnetic valve 26, etc. are electrically connected to the controller 28, and their operation is controlled by the controller 28. A pressure sensor 30 is also electrically connected to the controller 28. Pressure sensor 3
0 is for detecting whether or not there is a suction abnormality from the outlet 12 of the bath body 10 by detecting a change in the discharge pressure inside the return pipe 20.

Reference numeral 32 is a wall remote control device fixedly provided on the inner surface of the wall body 36 inside the bathroom 34, and is the controller 2 inside the outdoor circulation pump unit 16.
8 is connected via a signal line. The wall remote control device 32 is provided with a light receiving section 40 for receiving an optical signal from the wireless remote control device 38.

The wireless remote control device 38 is provided with a plurality of operation keys 41 for a predetermined operation, and by operating any one of the operation keys 41, a corresponding optical signal (infrared signal) is emitted from the light emitting section 42. It is supposed to be done. The emitted light signal is received by the light receiving unit 4 of the wall remote control device 32.
0 is received, and a signal is transmitted from the wall remote controller 32 to the controller 28.

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the controller 28. The control circuit (microcomputer) 35 is connected to the control circuit (microcomputer) 35, the solenoid valve 26, the circulation pump 18, etc. on the substrate 33 and the circulation pump 18, the solenoid valve 26. LEDs 37 corresponding to the actuators, etc., and LEDs 37 corresponding to the pressure sensor 30 are provided. Furthermore, a power switch 39 and an operation switch 43 for starting / stopping the circulation pump 18 are provided.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, each LED 37 is turned on according to the presence or absence of a signal input from the pressure sensor 30 to the control circuit 35 or a signal output from the control circuit 35 to each actuator. Further, each is connected to the control circuit 35 by a signal line. For example, in the case of the solenoid valve 26 and the LED 37 for the circulation pump 18,
A switching element for turning on / off this is connected to the control circuit 35 through a signal line common to the circulation pump 18 and the solenoid valve 26.

The power switch 39 on the board 33 and the operation switch 43 for starting / stopping the pump need not be operated on the wall remote controller 32 or the wireless remote controller 38, respectively. 43
A switch provided so as to start or stop the circulation pump 18 by turning on the power supply by the operation of
Each is connected to the control circuit 35 by a signal line.

According to the present embodiment, when a malfunction occurs in the pressure sensor 30, the circulation pump 18, the electromagnetic valve 26, or the like, whether the controller 28, that is, the control circuit 35 has a malfunction, or the circulation pump 18 or the like. Whether or not the actuator is defective can be immediately determined by whether or not the corresponding LED 37 is turned on. That is, the corresponding LED
If 37 is lit, there is no abnormality in the control circuit 35, and it can be determined that there is a failure in the actuators such as the circulation pump 18 and the solenoid valve 26. Conversely, if the LED 37 is not lit, there is a failure in the control circuit 35. You can immediately determine that there is.

Therefore, according to this example, the location of the failure can be immediately determined without the troublesome operation of measuring the voltage value of each part of the controller 28 using the tester.
The confirmation operation can be performed very easily in a short time without requiring specialized knowledge. Further, even in the inspection at the time of assembling the bubble bath apparatus, the confirmation work can be performed easily and easily.

Further, according to this example, when the functional unit such as the circulation pump 18 does not operate normally, it is possible to easily determine whether the failure is on the operating unit side or the functional unit side including the controller. You can In this example, when a failure occurs, the switch 3 on the controller board 33
If 9, 43 are operated and the circulation pump 18 is operated by this, it can be determined that there is no abnormality on the functional unit side including the controller and that there is an abnormality on the operation unit side. Or switch 3 on the contrary
If the circulation pump 18 does not operate even after operating 9, 43, it can be determined that the failure location is on the functional unit side including the controller.

It is also possible to provide a plurality of switches corresponding to the respective operation keys of the wireless remote control device 38 on the controller board 33 and to confirm a predetermined operation by each operation. In that case, a large number of switches must be provided on the substrate 33.

On the other hand, according to the present example, it is possible to easily determine whether the failure location is on the operation section side or the functional section side simply by providing the operation switch of the circulation pump 18 on the substrate 33. can do.

Next, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this example, the light receiving section 45 for receiving an optical signal is provided on the controller board 33.
Is provided and is connected to the control circuit 35 by a signal line. According to this example, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the bubble bath apparatus appropriately performs each operation.

The wireless remote control device 38 is brought to the outside of the room to operate the operation parts such as the operation keys 41, whereby the corresponding light signal is emitted from the light emitting part 42 and the light receiving part 45 on the controller board 33 is transmitted. It is possible to confirm whether or not a necessary operation is performed by simply receiving light from.

Therefore, according to this example, the operator does not have to go back and forth between the room and the outside to check the operation and the operation of the operation unit, and the necessary operation at the same place outside the room is required.
It is possible to confirm the operation based on the operation. Therefore, according to this example, only one worker can easily and easily perform the work, and the labor and time required for confirmation can be significantly shortened.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this example, an opening 44 is provided on the side of the wireless remote control device 38, and a terminal of a signal line and a connector 46A for transmitting a signal corresponding to the operation of each operation key 41 is provided in the opening 44. On the other hand, corresponding signal line terminals and connectors 48A are provided on the controller board 33, and these are connected to both ends of the connectors 46B, 48.
A plurality of signal lines 50 having B are connected. The opening 44 on the wireless remote control device 38 side is closed by a blind cover 52.

According to this example, the wireless remote controller 3
8 can be brought outdoors, and the wireless remote control device 38 and the controller board 33 can be connected to each other by the signal line 50. Therefore, the wireless remote control device 38 is located outdoors and the operation parts such as the operation keys 41 of the wireless remote control device 38 are provided. It is possible to perform both the operation and the confirmation of the operation based on the operation. Therefore, also in this example, only one worker can easily operate the operation unit and confirm the necessary operation in an extremely short time.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be constructed by appropriately combining the above-mentioned embodiments to form a bubble bath apparatus. The present invention can be applied to operation control of various actuators other than the examples, and the present invention can be applied to bubble bath apparatus of various forms other than the above examples. It can be configured in a form in which various changes are made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a partial external appearance of a controller in a bubble bath apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of a bubble bath device including the controller of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an electrical connection state between each element on the controller board in FIG. 1 and an actuator such as a solenoid valve or a pump.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a main part of still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Bath Body 12 Water Suction Port 16 Circulation Pump Unit 18 Circulation Pump 22 Spout 26 Solenoid Valve 28 Controller 30 Pressure Sensor 32 Wall Remote Control Device 35 Control Circuit 37 LED 38 Wireless Remote Control Device 40, 45 Light Receiving Unit 42 Light Emitting Unit 43 Operation Switch 46A, 48A connector

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. The bath water inside is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bath body, is circulated externally through an external circulation pipe line by a circulation pump unit, and is then led to the jet port of the bath body.
Along with air, it is ejected as a bubbly flow into the inside, and an operation signal from the operation unit or a signal from a sensor such as a pressure sensor is input to the controller, and the controller controls the operation of actuators such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve. In the bubble bath apparatus configured as described above, LEDs are arranged and mounted on the substrate of the controller in correspondence with the sensor and / or actuator, and are connected to a control circuit on the substrate by a signal line, and from the sensor to the control circuit. Signal input to and / or output from the control circuit to the actuator according to the presence / absence of a signal output to the actuator.
A bubble bath device, wherein the ED is turned on. 2. The bath water inside is taken out from the water inlet provided in the bath body, is circulated externally through an external circulation pipe line by a circulation pump unit, and is then guided to the jet port of the bath body.
Along with air, it is ejected as a bubbly flow into the inside, and an operation signal from the operation unit or a signal from a sensor such as a pressure sensor is input to the controller, and the controller controls the operation of actuators such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve. In the bubble bath apparatus thus constituted, a switch for outputting an operation signal of the actuator is provided on the substrate of the controller, and the switch is connected to the control circuit via a signal line. 3. The bubble bath device according to claim 2, wherein the switch is a pump operation switch for starting / stopping the circulation pump. 4. The bath water inside the bathtub is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bathtub body, circulated externally through an external circulation pipe line by a circulation pump unit, and then introduced to the jet outlet of the bathtub body as a bubble flow together with air. The optical signal emitted from the light emitting portion of the wireless remote control device is received by the light receiving portion fixedly provided in the bathroom, and the signal is input to the controller via the signal line, and the controller In a bubble bath device configured to control the operation of an actuator such as a circulation pump and a solenoid valve, a light receiving unit for receiving an optical signal from the light emitting unit of the wireless remote control device is provided on the substrate of the controller, and the light receiving unit is provided in the bathroom. So that the light receiving part on the board is connected to the control circuit on the controller board by a signal line and the signal is transmitted to the control circuit. A bubble bath device characterized by being made. 5. The bath water inside the bathtub is taken out from a water inlet provided in the bathtub body, circulated externally through an external circulation pipeline by a circulation pump unit, and then introduced to the jet port of the bathtub body as a bubble flow together with air. The optical signal emitted from the light emitting portion of the wireless remote control device is received by the light receiving portion fixedly provided in the bathroom, and the signal is input to the controller via the signal line, and the controller In a bubble bath device configured to control the operation of an actuator such as a circulation pump or a solenoid valve, the wireless remote control device and the controller board are provided with corresponding connection terminals, and the connection terminals are connected to each other by a signal line. And a control circuit on a controller board for transmitting a signal from the wireless remote control device through the signal line. A bubble bath device, which is characterized in that it can be transmitted to any of the above.