JPH1082082A - Tooth brushing faucet device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a faucet device convenient without requiring any manually operated handle in the faucent device in a state to discharge mouth washing water slantly upward in tooth brushing. SOLUTION: In a tooth brushing faucet device, a discharge pipe 14 is erected on a counter 12, and a first discharge port 16 in the front end of the discharge pipe is erected slantly upward on a washbowl 10 side. In that case, when a user's face approaches the tooth brushing faucet device, a face detection sensor 26 for detecting the face is provided and, at the same time, on the basis of face detection by the face detection sensor 26, a solenoid valve 22 for opening and closing a water-supply line to the first discharge port 16 and a control section 24 for controlling operation thereof are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toothbrush faucet device having a water spout pipe standing on a counter and a water spout at the end thereof facing up toward a wash basin and obliquely upward.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, such faucet devices for brushing teeth have been installed in office buildings and the like. In this type of toothbrush faucet device, the spout is provided at the side of the washbasin and obliquely upward, so that the spout is discharged toward the face (mouth) of the user. Even without holding a container such as a cup in the hand, water can be directly poured from the spout into the mouth, which is advantageous in that the convenience in brushing teeth is enhanced.

[0003]

However, this type of conventional toothpaste faucet device is designed to operate the operation handle by hand, and is not always satisfactory in terms of usability. That is, when brushing the teeth, the user usually holds the toothbrush or the like with one hand, and thus has to perform the handle operation with one hand being inconvenient, and there is a problem that the handle operation is troublesome. In addition, since the operation handle is operated with a hand dirty with toothpaste or the like, there is a problem that toothpaste or the like adheres to the operation handle and becomes dirty.

[0004]

The faucet apparatus for brushing teeth according to the present invention has been devised to solve such a problem. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toothbrush faucet device having a water spouting pipe provided on a counter and a water spout at a tip thereof facing up toward a wash basin and obliquely upward. A face detection sensor for detecting a user's face is provided, and a valve unit for opening and closing a water supply path to the water outlet based on detection of the face by the face detection sensor and a control unit for controlling the operation thereof are provided. Features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the face detection sensor is disposed obliquely upward at a distal end portion of the water discharge pipe.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the face detection sensor is disposed farther from the wash basin than the water outlet.

[0007] Further, claim 4 relates to claims 1, 2, 3
In any of the above, a water discharge pipe tip portion including the water discharge port,
The spout can be rotated from a first angle position in which the water outlet is obliquely upward to a second angle position in which the water outlet is obliquely downward toward the wash basin. In addition to the face detection sensor, A hand detection sensor for detecting a hand that has been put out is provided downward, and when the face detection sensor detects a face in a state in which the tip end of the water discharge pipe is located at the first angle position, or when the face detection sensor detects the face at the second angle position. In this state, when the hand detection sensor detects a hand, the control section opens the valve means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the water discharge pipe is provided with a rotation position sensor for detecting rotation of the distal end of the water discharge pipe from the first angular position to the second angular position or vice versa. And the control unit switches from sensing by the face detection sensor to sensing by the hand detection sensor or vice versa based on position detection by the rotation position sensor.

According to claim 6, claims 1, 2, 3,
In any one of the constitutions (4) and (5), a washing device for washing the basin is provided by squirting pot washing water from the washing water spout toward the basin.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect, the pot washer has valve means for opening and closing a washing water passage leading to the washing water spout, and the control unit comprises After the detection sensor no longer detects a face, the valve means is opened to supply cleaning water.

[0011]

As described above, in the water faucet device according to the first aspect, when the user brings his / her face close to the top of the wash basin in order to brush his / her teeth and perform the accompanying operation, the face detection sensor detects this. Based on this, a water supply channel to the water outlet is opened by the valve means, and water is automatically discharged from the water outlet. On the other hand, when the face is moved away from the wash basin after use, the water supply channel is closed by the valve means based on the non-detection of the face by the face detection sensor, and the water discharge is automatically stopped.

Therefore, according to the water faucet device of the first aspect, the user does not need to manually operate the operation handle when brushing the teeth, and the convenience of the water faucet device is remarkably improved, and the user can easily brush the teeth without any trouble. Become like In addition, since the operation handle does not need to be operated with hands dirty with tooth brushing or the like, the problem that the operation handle becomes dirty due to the attachment of toothpaste or the like to the operation handle can also be solved.

It is desirable that the face detection sensor be disposed at the tip of the water discharge pipe and diagonally upward so that the face of the user can be detected well when the face of the user comes above the wash basin. ). The desirable angle is preferably a predetermined angle (more preferably, 65 °) within the range of 50 ° to 80 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.

Further, the face detection sensor is preferably arranged on a side farther than the wash basin with respect to the spout so that the detection area does not overlap with the spout discharged from the spout so as to draw a parabola. Desirable (claim 3).

In the above faucet apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The water discharge pipe has its tip extended upward inside the wash basin, and the water discharge port is provided with a first water discharge port at the front end of the water discharge pipe.
As a water outlet, a second water outlet for hand washing may be provided downward, and a hand detection sensor for detecting a hand inserted at the tip of the water discharge pipe may be provided downward. In this way, the faucet device can be used not only for brushing teeth but also as a normal faucet device, and the convenience of the faucet device is further enhanced.

Further, in this case, the valve means may be connected to the face detection sensor or the hand of the first water supply channel leading to the first water discharge port and the second water supply path leading to the second water discharge port inside the water discharge pipe. Based on the detection by the detection sensor, the water supply channel on the corresponding side can be communicated / blocked.

In this way, regardless of whether the faucet device is used for brushing teeth or as a normal faucet, water is automatically discharged from the corresponding spout without operating the operation handle. Can be performed, or the water discharge can be stopped. In this case, the valve means may be a switching valve for switching the water supply path from the first water supply path to the second water supply path or vice versa.

In the water faucet device according to the fourth aspect, the tip of the water discharge pipe can be rotated between a first angle position in which the water discharge port is inclined obliquely upward and a second angle position in which the water discharge port is inclined downward toward the wash basin. In addition, the hand detection sensor is provided downward at the tip of the water discharge pipe, and according to this water faucet device, the water faucet device is provided only with a single water discharge port, and the water faucet device can be used as a water faucet for brushing teeth. It can be used both as a device and as a normal faucet device.

In this case, the water discharge pipe is provided with a rotational position sensor for detecting whether the distal end of the water discharge pipe is at the first angular position or the second angular position, and the position is detected by the rotational position sensor. It is convenient to switch from sensing (detection operation) by the face detection sensor to a hand detection sensor, or vice versa, by the control unit based on (Claim 5).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water faucet device, wherein a water washer is spouted from a flush water spout toward the wash basin, and a water basin cleaning device for cleaning the water basin is added. After brushing, the dirty basin can be cleaned and returned to a clean state.

In the case where the pot cleaning device is added as described above, the pot cleaning device is provided with valve means for opening and closing the washing water passage leading to the washing water spout, so that the face detection sensor stops detecting the face. After that, it is convenient that the control section causes the valve means to open to perform the pot cleaning operation (claim 7).

[0022]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention; In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a wash basin, reference numeral 12 denotes a counter, and reference numeral 14 denotes a water discharge pipe provided on the counter 12 in the toothpaste faucet device of the present example. A water outlet for brushing teeth (first water outlet 16) is provided at the tip of the water discharge pipe 14. In this example, the water discharge pipe 14 and the first water discharge port 16 are provided on the wash basin 10 side and obliquely upward.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a main body of the faucet device. A water supply pipe 20 extends from the main body 18 and reaches the first water outlet 16. The water supply pipe 2 is provided inside the main body 18.
A solenoid valve 22 as a valve means for opening and closing a water supply passage (first water supply passage) inside 0, and a control unit 24 for controlling the operation of the electromagnetic valve 22 are built in.

At the distal end of the water discharge pipe 14, a face detection sensor 26 is provided for detecting when the user approaches his / her face above the wash basin 10. The face detection sensor 26 is an infrared sensor, and is provided on the side of the wash basin 10 and diagonally upward.

A lead wire 28 extends from the face detection sensor 26 and is connected to the control unit 24 inside the main body 18. The control unit 24 controls the operation of the solenoid valve 22 based on the presence or absence of the detection signal from the face detection sensor 26.

FIG. 3 shows the positional relationship of the water discharge pipe 14 with respect to the wash basin 10 and the directions of the water discharge pipe 14, the first water discharge port 16, and the face detection sensor 26. In this example,
The water discharge pipe 14, the first water discharge port 16, and the face detection sensor 26 are all inclined obliquely upward at an angle θ (θ = 60 to 70 °) with respect to the horizontal direction.

Here, the upward inclination angles of the water discharge pipe 14, the first water discharge port 16 and the face detection sensor 26 are not necessarily the same. However, it is desirable that the first water outlet 16 be set in such a direction that the water flow drawn in a parabola falls just around the center of the washbasin 10.

The face detection sensor 26 does not detect a face when the user stands alone in front of the counter 12,
It is preferable to detect this when the face is approached above 0, so that the face detection sensor 26 sets θ to a predetermined angle (more preferably 65 °) within a range of at least 50 ° to 80 °. It is desirable to set to.

Furthermore, this face detection sensor 26
(A) It is desirable to set the detection distance indicated by the middle L to be an appropriate distance. In this example, the height component H ₁ + H ₂ of the detection distance L is set in a range of 200 to 400 mm. In this example, H ₂ is about 100 mm, and H ₃
Is about 100 mm, and the height H ₄ of the counter 12 is about 800 mm.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the water discharge pipe 14, the first water discharge port 16 at the tip thereof, and the face detection sensor 26 have an angle α (α
= 45 °) and toward the center of the basin 10. The face detection sensor 26 is a face detection sensor 2
6 is located farther from the wash basin 10 than the first water discharge port 16 so that the detection area of the water discharge flow does not overlap the water discharge area of the water discharge flow.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the solenoid valve 22. The solenoid valve 22 is formed on a main water passage 30, a main valve seat 32 provided on the main water passage 30, a main valve 34 including a diaphragm for opening and closing the main water passage 30, and a back portion of the main valve 34. The pressure chamber 36 and the water in the upstream portion 30 </ b> A of the main water passage 30 are led to the pressure chamber 36, and then the main water passage 30.
Water channel 3 to be discharged to the downstream part 30B
7, a plunger valve 40 as a pilot valve that opens or closes the pilot water passage 37 by sitting or separating from a valve seat 38 formed on the pilot water passage 37, and sucking the plunger valve 40 by electromagnetic force. Alternatively, it is configured to include a coil 42 for releasing suction.

When the solenoid valve 22 is in a normal state, that is, in a state in which the water discharge from the first water discharge port 16 is stopped, the plunger valve 40
Are seated on the valve seat 38 and the pilot water passage 37 is closed. At this time, the main valve 34 made of a diaphragm
The main water passage 30 is shut off by sitting on the main valve seat 32 by the pressure of the pressure chamber 36.

On the other hand, when the plunger valve 40 is sucked by the coil 42 and lifted upward in FIG. 2, the water in the pressure chamber 36 flows downstream of the main water passage 30 as indicated by the arrow in the figure. 30B and the pressure chamber 36
Of the main water passage 30
The main water passage 30 is opened by being lifted upward in the drawing by the action of the water pressure of the upstream portion 30A, the water of the upstream portion 30A flows into the downstream portion 30B, and the water flows through the first water supply passage inside the water supply pipe 20. The water is guided to one of the water outlets 16 and is discharged into the wash basin 10 therefrom.

In the case of the water faucet device of the present embodiment, when the user brings his / her face close to the wash basin 10 to brush his teeth and perform the accompanying operation, the face detection sensor 26 detects the face. Then, the electromagnetic valve 22 is opened by the control unit 24, water is sent to the first water discharge port 16 through the first water supply path inside the water supply pipe 20, and the water discharge flow from the first water discharge port 16 is obliquely upward. Is discharged. Specifically, water is discharged toward the user's face (mouth).

After finishing the brushing operation,
When the user moves his / her face away from the basin 10, the face detection sensor 2
6 does not detect the user's face, and here the control unit 24 closes the solenoid valve 22 to stop supplying water to the first water outlet 16. That is, the water discharge from the first water discharge port 16 is stopped.

According to the water faucet apparatus of this embodiment, the user does not need to manually operate the operation handle when brushing his / her teeth, and can easily brush his / her teeth without any hassle. In addition, there is no problem that a hand dirty with tooth brushing or the like touches the operation handle and soils the operation handle.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention. In the water faucet device of this example, the tip portion of the water discharge pipe 14 extends to the upper inside of the lavatory bowl 10. At the tip of the water discharge pipe 14 in this example, in addition to the first water discharge port 16 for brushing teeth and the face detection sensor 26, a second water discharge
The water outlet 44 and the hand detection sensor 46 are provided diagonally downward. That is, this faucet device can be used not only for brushing teeth but also as a normal faucet device.

From the main body 18 of the faucet device, a second water supply pipe 48 extends separately from a water supply pipe (first water supply pipe) 20 for guiding water to the first water discharge port 16. A second water supply pipe 48 leads to the second spout 44 for hand washing.

Inside the main body 18, a solenoid valve 22 for opening and closing the second water supply passage 48A inside the second water supply pipe 48 is provided separately from the electromagnetic valve 22 for opening and closing the first water supply passage 20A inside the water supply pipe 20. Is provided.

The solenoid valve 22 for opening and closing the second water supply passage 48A
Is also controlled by the control unit 24 to open and close. That is, the hand detection sensor 46 and the control unit 24 are connected by the lead wire 28, and based on the presence or absence of a detection signal from the hand detection sensor 46, the control unit 24 opens and closes the second water supply passage 48A by an electromagnetic valve. 22 is operated and controlled.

The hand detection sensor 46 is a face detection sensor 26
And an infrared sensor. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 50 denotes a fixing nut for fixing the water discharge pipe 14 to the counter 12.

According to the water faucet device of this embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained when brushing teeth, and the water faucet device can be used as a normal water faucet device, and the convenience of the water faucet device is further improved. The effect is obtained.

In this embodiment, the control unit 24 controls the corresponding electromagnetic valve 22 (for opening and closing the first water supply passage 20A or the second water supply passage 20A) based on a detection signal from the face detection sensor 26 or the hand detection sensor 46.
According to this example, the water tap is used for brushing the tooth, or used as a normal water tap, without operating the operation handle. Water can be automatically discharged from the corresponding water outlet (the first water outlet 16 or the second water outlet 44), or the water discharge can be stopped.

FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. This example is a modification of the second embodiment, and
Only the points different from the embodiment described above will be described below. In this example, one electromagnetic valve 22 and one switching valve 52 are provided inside the main body 18 of the faucet device as valve means.

In this embodiment, the face detection sensor 26
Alternatively, when the hand detection sensor 46 detects a face or a hand, the electromagnetic valve 2
2 is opened. At the same time, when the face is detected, water is guided to the first water supply pipe 20, and when the hand is detected, water is guided to the second water supply pipe 48. The switching valve 52 is switched. That is, when the face detection sensor 26 detects a face, water is discharged from the first water outlet 16, while when the hand detection sensor 46 detects a hand, the second water is discharged.
The water is discharged from the water discharge port 44.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show still another embodiment of the present invention. In the water faucet device of this example, the distal end portion of the water discharge pipe 14 is configured as a distal-side rotating portion 14A, and the distal-side rotating portion 14A is configured as shown in FIG.
And rotatable in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.

Here, the distal-end-side rotating portion 14A has a gentle curved shape as a whole,
4 is rotatable from a first angle position where the diagonally upward direction is directed toward the wash basin 10 to a second angle position where the diagonally downward direction is toward the wash basin 10. Note that the first angular position is a position when the faucet device of this example is used for brushing teeth by discharging water obliquely upward, and the second angular position is a position where a normal faucet is discharged by discharging water diagonally downward. This is a position when the faucet device of this example is used.

In the water faucet device of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, magnetic reed switches 56 are provided at the upper and lower positions in the drawing of the base end portion, respectively.
6 are connected to the control unit 24 by lead wires 28, respectively.

On the other hand, when the distal end rotating unit 14A is located at the first angular position or the second angular position, one of the upper and lower magnetic reed switches 56 is turned on by the magnetic force. Magnet 58 to make state
Is provided.

That is, in this embodiment, the pair of magnetic reed switches 56 and the magnet 58 discharge water to either the first angular position where the water discharge port 54 is inclined upward and the second angular position where the water discharge port 54 is inclined downward. Rotation part 14 on the tip side of water pipe 14
A rotation position detection sensor (see FIG. 9) for detecting whether or not A is positioned is configured. Based on position detection by the rotation position detection sensor, the control unit 24
Is switched to sensing by the hand detection sensor 46 or vice versa.

Thus, in the water faucet device of this embodiment, when the tip-end rotating part 14A is located at the first angular position as shown in FIG. 8, the lower magnetic reed switch 56 in the figure is turned on, Face detection by the face detection sensor 26 becomes possible. When the face detection sensor 26 detects a face in this state, the control unit 24 opens the solenoid valve 22 based on the detection signal, and water is discharged obliquely upward from the water discharge port 54.

On the other hand, the user sets the distal end side rotating portion 14A to the second position.
When rotated to the angular position, the upper magnetic reed switch 5
6 is turned on, and the control unit 24 switches from sensing by the face detection sensor 26 to sensing by the hand detection sensor 46. Then, in that state, the hand detection sensor 4
When the hand 6 detects a hand, the control unit 24 opens the solenoid valve 22 and water is discharged obliquely downward from the water discharge port 54.

According to the faucet device of this embodiment, the faucet device can be used as a toothbrush faucet device or a normal faucet device only by providing a single spout port 54 for the spout tube 14. It becomes possible.

FIG. 10 shows still another embodiment of the present invention, which is an example of a faucet apparatus to which a pot cleaning device for cleaning a dirty basin 10 after brushing teeth is added. Specifically, this is an example in which a pot cleaning device is added to the first embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3, and only different points from the first embodiment, that is, points relating to the pot cleaning device will be described.

In this example, the pot washing device is provided with a wash basin 10.
And a cleaning water supply pipe 62 extending from the main body 18 and reaching the cleaning water spout 60.
And an electromagnetic valve 22 disposed in the main body 18 and serving as a valve means for opening and closing the washing water passage inside the washing water supply pipe 62.

In this example, the washing basin 10 is automatically washed one minute after the mouth washing in brushing. That is, one minute after the face detection sensor 26 no longer detects the face, the control unit 24 opens the electromagnetic valve 22 on the cleaning water supply pipe 62 side, and the cleaning water is discharged from the cleaning water spout 60 into the basin 10. Is discharged. According to the present example, the dirty basin 10 can be automatically cleaned after tooth brushing, and the basin 10 can be returned to a clean state before tooth brushing.

Here, the pot cleaning device is not limited to the one in the above embodiment, but may be of various forms. FIG.
1 to 13 each show a modification of the pot cleaning device.

In the example of FIG. 11, a pair of washing water pipes 64 are symmetrically arranged at the upper end of the wash basin 10 in the left-right direction and the front-back direction. Further, the pair of cleaning water pipes 64 is arranged such that the direction of water discharge of the cleaning water from the cleaning water discharge port 65 at the tip is substantially horizontal.

When the basin 10 is washed after brushing the toothbrush, washing water is spouted from the pair of washing water pipes 64 in a substantially horizontal direction toward the inner surface of the basin 10. The jetted washing water flows down while circulating around the inner surface of the wash basin 10 having a curved surface.

As described above, in the pot washing apparatus in this example, the washing water flows down while circling the inner surface of the basin 10, so that the inner surface of the basin 10 can be washed in a wide range.

In the example of FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), washing water is spouted from a plurality of locations at the upper end of the wash basin 10 toward the inner surface of the wash basin 10 for washing. This example will be described.

In this example, an annular washing water pipe 66 shown in (C) is arranged and fixed to the upper end of the wash basin 10 over substantially the entire circumference thereof. The washing water pipe 66 is provided with a plurality of downward washing water spouts 68 at a plurality of locations.

A specific fixing structure of the washing water pipe 66 to the basin 10 is shown in FIG. A gap having a predetermined height and length is formed between the upper end surface of the wash basin 10 and the back surface of the counter 12. A holding member 72 is provided in the gap. The holding member 72 has a surface on one side of the cleaning water pipe 6.
6, and is arranged so that one surface thereof is directed in the horizontal direction and toward the inner peripheral surface side of the basin 10.

On the other hand, the counter 12 is slightly bent at the opening end corresponding to the upper end opening of the wash basin 10, and a washing water pipe 66 is provided between the bent portion 70 of the counter 12 and one surface of the holding member 72. Installed and fixed. That is, the bent portion 70 and one surface of the holding member 72 are
Is sandwiched.

When the washing water is supplied to the washing water pipe 66 arranged on the upper end side of the washing basin 10 in the present embodiment, the washing water is supplied from the plurality of washing water spouts 68 to the inner surface of the washing basin 10. Wash water is spouted downward to wash the basin 10.

In the example of FIG. 13, a sprayer 80 is fixed to the inner surface of the basin 10 and
Cleaning water pipe 74 disposed at the rear of the basin 10
Is connected.

On the lower surface side of the sprayer 80, a slit-shaped washing water spouting port 78 is formed, and the washing water sent through the washing water pipe 74 is radially spread from the washing water spouting port 78 and discharged vigorously. Then, the entire inner surface of the basin 10 is washed.

The pot washing apparatus in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 is, similarly to the pot washing apparatus in the embodiment shown in FIG. Is washed. However, the time until this cleaning is not necessarily one minute. These embodiments may be provided in combination with the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and the embodiments shown in FIGS. It is possible.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but these are merely examples. For example, the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and the embodiment shown in FIG. In an embodiment having a second water outlet for hand washing, the present invention can be performed such that water can be simultaneously discharged from the first and second water outlets. It can be configured with various modifications.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a toothpaste faucet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a main part of the faucet device for brushing teeth of FIG. 1;

3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a water discharge pipe, a face detection sensor, and a wash basin in the faucet device for brushing teeth of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a faucet device for brushing teeth according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing a cross section of a main part of the faucet device for brushing teeth of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a faucet device for brushing teeth according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a faucet device for brushing teeth according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a cutaway view of a main part of the faucet device for brushing teeth of FIG. 7;

9 is an electrical block diagram of a main part of the faucet device for brushing teeth of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a view showing a toothpaste faucet device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a modification of the pot cleaning device in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a view showing still another modified example of the pot cleaning device in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a view showing still another modified example of the pot cleaning device in FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 wash basin 12 counter 14A tip side rotating part 16 first water outlet 18 main body 20A first water supply path 22 solenoid valve 24 control unit 26 face detection sensor 44 second water discharge port 46 hand detection sensor 48A second water supply path 52 switching Valve 54 spout 56 magnetic reed switch 58 magnet 60 flush water spout

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A toothbrushing faucet device having a water spouting pipe on a counter and a water spout at the tip facing up toward a wash basin and obliquely upward, and detects the face of the user when the face of the user approaches. And a control unit for controlling the operation of the valve means for opening and closing the water supply passage to the water outlet based on the detection of the face by the face detection sensor. apparatus. 2. The faucet device for brushing teeth according to claim 1, wherein the face detection sensor is disposed obliquely upward at a tip end of the water discharge pipe. 3. The water faucet device for brushing teeth according to claim 2, wherein said face detection sensor is disposed farther from said wash basin than said water outlet. 4. The water discharge pipe according to claim 1, wherein a tip end of the water discharge pipe including the water discharge port is directed obliquely downward toward the wash basin from a first angle position in which the water discharge port is directed obliquely upward. And a hand detection sensor for detecting an inserted hand is provided downward at the tip of the water discharge pipe, in addition to the face detection sensor, and the tip of the water discharge pipe is further provided at the tip of the water discharge pipe. The control unit activates the valve means when the face detection sensor detects a face in the first angular position or when the hand detection sensor detects a hand in the second angular position. A faucet device for brushing teeth, characterized in that the valve is opened. 5. The water discharge pipe according to claim 4, further comprising a rotation position sensor for detecting rotation of the distal end of the water discharge pipe from the first angular position to the second angular position or vice versa. A faucet device for brushing teeth, wherein the unit is switched from sensing by the face detection sensor to sensing by the hand detection sensor or vice versa based on position detection by the rotation position sensor. 6. A pot washing device according to claim 1, wherein a pot washing water is spouted from the washing water spout toward the wash basin to wash the wash basin. A water faucet device for brushing teeth. 7. The pot cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein
Valve means for opening and closing the washing water passage leading to the washing water spout, and the control unit operates the valve means to open the valve after the face detection sensor stops detecting a face. A faucet device for brushing teeth, characterized in that the faucet is supplied.