JPH1175272A - Remote control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a switch which is not set from operating by mistake at the time of switching by performing control so that the OFF-to-ON switching of a changeover switch which is switched by the opening and closure of a lid is delayed. SOLUTION: When a lid opening/closing detecting means 11 closes the lid, a delay means 15 delays switching from a top-side switch circuit 17 to a main- body side switch circuit 19 by the changeover switch 13 by a certain time through a timer. In the opening state, only an operation by the main-body side switch is enabled displays of a liquid crystal screen and an LED correspond to the main-body side switch, so that the user can recognize whether or not the operation by the main-body side switch is possible. In the closed state, the timer starts and the top-side switch can not be operated before the certain time is elapsed and the operation by the top-side switch becomes possible the specific time later.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device, and more particularly to a remote control device having a cover on a part of a remote control main body and having a large number of operation sections.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally used bath equipment has various built-in control devices and many parts are automated.
Many operation units are required. Having many features is desirable but complicates operation. Therefore, in order to satisfy the easiness of operation, the operation unit that is frequently operated is:
It is desirable that the remote control device be disposed separately from the others, and that only these operation units be disposed on the surface of the remote control device.

On the other hand, if the operation device has a large number of operation units and the dimensions of the remote control device are limited,
It is necessary to arrange a large number of operation units in a small space and to make each operation unit easy to see. As a device that satisfies such a demand, a cover is provided on a part of the remote control main body, an operation unit is provided on the cover, and an operation unit that can be operated when the lid is opened and an operation unit that can be operated when the lid is closed are distinguished. A remote control device provided with a large number of operation units in a small space is known.

[0004]

However, in the conventional remote control device, when the cover is closed, if the switch on the front side of the cover is closed while the hand is touching, the hand is touched at the moment when the closing is completed. There is a problem that unexpected switches are activated.

[0005]

The technical means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is such that a remote control is provided with a delay means for delaying the operation of the changeover switch. A timer may be used as the delay means.

[0006]

When the cover is closed, the timer starts and the operation of the front switch is not accepted for a predetermined period of time for control. When the timer expires, the operation of the front switch is accepted.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a remote control device to which the present invention is applied in a closed state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a remote control device to which the present invention is applied, in a half-open state. 1 and 2, 1 is a remote control device, 2 is a remote control main body, 3 is a lid, 4 is a front side switch of the lid, 5 is a main body side switch when the lid is opened, 6 is a display unit (liquid crystal screen), 7 is an LED, Reference numeral 8 denotes a magnet provided on the lid, and reference numeral 9 denotes a Hall IC buried in the remote control main body. FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the remote controller to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart when the lid of the remote controller to which the present invention is applied shifts from opening to closing.

In order to set the bath apparatus, the user first operates the front switch 4 on the surface of the cover 3 in the closed state of the remote controller 1. When the cover 3 is opened to operate the main body side switch 5 of the remote control main body 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 3 rotates around the fulcrum by gravity, and the magnet 8 on the lid side and the Hall IC 9 on the main body side are moved. At a distance, reception of the front switch 4 and the main body switch 5 is switched, and the user can operate the main body switch 5 to perform desired settings. At this time, the liquid crystal screen 6 and the LED 7 are also switched.

In FIG. 3, the lid opening / closing detecting means 11 comprises a magnet 8 and a Hall IC 9 and detects whether the lid 3 is open or closed, and sends the detection information to the changeover switch 13. Output.

The changeover switch 13 is a cover opening / closing detecting means 11
Based on the detection information, when the cover 3 is open, only the main body side switch circuit 19 is switched to the operable state, and the user can operate the main body side switch 5. On the other hand, when the lid 3 is in the closed state, the front switch circuit 17
Only the user is switched to the operable state, and the user can operate the front switch 4.

The delay means 15 delays the switching operation from the front side switch circuit 17 to the main body side switch circuit 19 by the changeover switch 13 by a timer when the cover 3 is changed from the open state to the closed state by the cover opening / closing means 11. Things.

The front-side switch circuit 17 is a circuit for performing an operation corresponding to the operation content by operating the front-side switch 4, and the main-body switch circuit 19 is operated by operating the front-side switch 4. This is a circuit for performing an operation according to. Further, a display unit (liquid crystal screen) 6
When the front switch circuit 17 is in the operable state, the display corresponding to the front switch 4 is displayed by the front display circuit 21. When the main switch circuit 19 is in the operable state,
The display corresponding to the main body switch 5 is displayed by the main body display circuit 23.

Next, the operation when the cover 3 is opened and closed will be described with reference to FIG.

First, whether the lid 3 is open or closed is detected by the magnet 8 and the Hall IC 9 (step S1). If the lid 3 is open, only the operation by the switch 5 on the main body side is possible (step S1). In step S2, the display on the liquid crystal screen 6 and the display on the LED 7 are changed to display corresponding to the switch 5 on the main body (step S3), and the user can recognize whether or not the operation using the switch 5 on the main body is possible. Here, if the lid 3 is kept open, the states of steps S2 and S3 continue, but if the lid 3 is closed (step S4), the timer starts (step S5). The front switch 4 does not become operable until a predetermined time elapses by the timer, and after the predetermined time elapses (step S6), the operation by the front switch 4 becomes possible (step S6).
7). Furthermore, the display of the liquid crystal display 6 and the display of the LED 7 are
The display corresponding to the front switch 4 is displayed (step S
8) The user can recognize whether or not the operation by the front switch 4 is possible. If it is detected in step S1 that the lid 3 is in the closed state, the operations of steps S7 and S8 are performed in the same manner. It should be noted that the predetermined time by the timer may be any time as long as the time from when the cover 3 is closed to when the front switch 4 is turned on, and can be set arbitrarily.

In the description of the embodiment of the present invention, the lid opening / closing detecting means 11 has been described as a combination of the Hall IC 9 and the magnet 8, but other methods may be used. Although the timer has been described as the delay unit 15, various units such as a mechanical delay unit can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0016]

According to the present invention, in a remote control device having a changeover switch that switches between opening and closing a lid, a delay means is provided for controlling the operation of the changeover switch to be delayed when switching from open to close. There is no switch that is not set by mistake when switching.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid closed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the remote control device according to the embodiment of the present invention in a state where a cover is half opened.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of a remote control device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of a shift operation from a lid opening to a closing according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

(1) Remote control device (2) Remote control body (3) Lid (4) Front switch (5) Body switch (6) LCD screen (7) LED (8) Magnet (9) Hall IC (11) Lid open / close detection means (13) Changeover switch (15) Delay means (17) Front switch circuit (19) Main switch circuit (21) Front display circuit (23) Main body Display circuit

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeaki Uehata 43-1, Uozakihama-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device having a built-in changeover switch for switching an operation circuit between an open state and a closed state of a lid, the operation of the changeover switch being delayed when the lid changes from an open state to a closed state. A remote control device comprising a delay means for controlling. 2. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the display content of the display unit is switched between an open state and a closed state of the lid, wherein the delay unit performs a switching operation of the display unit when the lid changes from the open state to the closed state. 2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller is controlled so as to be delayed in conjunction with the changeover switch. 3. The remote control device according to claim 1, wherein said delay means is a timer.