KR20110021100A - Bidet with bidet control sensing unit and control method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20110021100A
KR20110021100A KR1020090078699A KR20090078699A KR20110021100A KR 20110021100 A KR20110021100 A KR 20110021100A KR 1020090078699 A KR1020090078699 A KR 1020090078699A KR 20090078699 A KR20090078699 A KR 20090078699A KR 20110021100 A KR20110021100 A KR 20110021100A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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Abstract

Provided are a bidet and a control method thereof, by which a human body comes in contact with a bidet control sensor unit provided in the bidet to conveniently control the operation of the bidet.

A bidet provided with a bidet control sensor unit includes a bidet control sensor unit configured to generate a human body detection signal by detecting a contact of a human body seated on a seat provided in the bidet; And a controller configured to control the operation of the bidet by receiving the human body detection signal.

In addition, the bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit, the step of detecting the contact of the human body through the seating detection sensor of the seat provided in the bidet generating a seating detection signal; And controlling the operation of the bidet by detecting a contact of the human body through a bidet control sensor in a state in which the seating detection signal is generated by the seating detection sensor.

According to the present invention, by controlling the operation of the bidet by contacting the body of the bidet control sensor provided in the bidet, the advantage of not having to turn the waist or move the arm from side to side during use of the bidet to operate the bidet. There is this.

Bidet, human body, seat, human body detection signal, seating detection signal

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Bidet with bidet control sensor unit and its control method {Bidet with bidet control sensing unit and control method

The present invention relates to a bidet equipped with a bidet control sensor unit and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a bidet and a control method thereof in which a human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit provided in the bidet to conveniently control the operation of the bidet. .

In general, a bidet is installed in a toilet and performs a local washing operation in various modes according to a user's input setting. Recently, a bidet is electronically operated. That is, it is possible to control the start and end of washing or hot air, as well as adjusting the strength of the water pressure, hot water temperature, hot air temperature, and bidet sheet. The structure of the bidet will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a perspective view of a toilet seated with a conventional bidet. As shown in FIG. 1, the toilet is a toilet main body 60 receiving a toilet, a tank 10 storing water for discharging the toilet to the outside, a bidet body 20 coupled to a toilet main body 60, and a bidet. Seat 40 coupled to the main body 20, the lid 30 is laminated to the seat 40, the lid 30 for opening and closing the toilet 50 of the toilet bowl, coupled to the lower end of the bidet body 20 and the user's local and anal It is coupled to the nozzle 70, the side of the bidet body 20 for cleaning the operation unit 80 to operate the nozzle 70 or to open and close the sheet 40 and the lid 30.

However, in order to operate the bidet as described above, there is an inconvenience in that the user has to operate the operation unit by turning the waist or moving the arm from side to side during the use of the bidet.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a bidet and a control method thereof that can conveniently control the operation of the bidet only by a simple human body contact.

One aspect of the present invention, a bidet control sensor for generating a human body detection signal by detecting the contact of the human body seated on the seat provided in the bidet; And a control unit for controlling the operation of the bidet by receiving the human body detection signal.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the bidet control sensor unit is provided in the seat, the seating detection sensor for generating a seating detection signal by detecting the contact of the human body; And a bidet control sensor configured to generate a bidet control signal by detecting a contact of a human body in a state in which the seating detection sensor generates a seating detection signal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the bidet control sensor is characterized in that provided in the front of the seat.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the bidet control sensor unit is characterized in that it comprises a capacitive sensor.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit controls the operation of the bidet according to the operation state of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit and the number of times the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit. It is done.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit further comprises an operation unit for operating on / off of the washing operation, drying operation or stop operation of the bidet by a user input, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the bidet by operation of the operation unit. It is characterized by controlling.

Another aspect of the invention, the step of detecting the contact of the human body through the seating sensor of the seat provided in the bidet generating a seating detection signal; And controlling the operation of the bidet by detecting a contact of the human body through a bidet control sensor in a state in which the seating detection signal is generated by the seating detection sensor. to provide.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controlling of the operation of the bidet may include: determining whether the human body contacts the bidet control sensor by a first set number of times while a seating detection signal is generated in the seating detection sensor; Performing a washing operation of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor for a first predetermined number of times; Determining whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor by a third set number of times; And performing a stop operation of the bidet when the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor by a third set number of times.

In another embodiment of the present invention, after performing the washing operation of the bidet, and before determining whether the first set number of times of contact with the bidet, the human body to the bidet control sensor by the second set number of times within a predetermined time Determining whether a contact has been made; And performing a drying operation of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor for a second predetermined number of times within a preset time.

According to the present invention, by simply contacting the bidet control sensor unit provided in the bidet to control the operation of the bidet, it is possible to simply control the operation of the bidet without installing an operation unit of a complicated structure.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that does not have to turn the waist or move the arm from side to side during the use of the bidet in order to manipulate the operation of the bidet.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. The shape and the size of the elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the left toilet having a bidet with a bidet control sensor unit of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the left toilet is a toilet main body (600) receiving the toilet, a tank 100 is stored for discharging the toilet to the outside, a bidet body 200 coupled to the toilet main body 600, bidet Seat 400 coupled to the main body 200, the lid 300 is laminated to the seat 400, the lid 300 for opening and closing the toilet 500 of the toilet, is coupled to the lower end of the bidet body 200 to clean the user's local It is coupled to the nozzle 700, the side of the bidet body 200 and to operate the on / off of the washing operation, drying operation or stop operation of the bidet by the user input or to open and close the seat 400 and the lid 300 And an operation unit 800 for operating. The bidet includes a bidet body 200, a seat 400, a lid 300, a nozzle 700, an operation unit 800, and a bidet control sensor unit 900.

In addition, the bidet is a bidet control sensor unit 900 for detecting a contact of the human body seated on the seat 400 provided in the bidet to generate a human body detection signal, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the bidet by receiving a human body detection signal ( It is embedded in the bidet body 200). The control unit controls the operation of the motor according to the operation state of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit 900 and the number of times the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit 900, thereby cleaning and drying the bidet. And stop operation.

When the user operates the operation unit 800 to set the on / off of the bidet washing operation, the drying operation and the stopping operation to the control unit, the control unit controls the washing operation, the drying operation and the stopping operation by the operation of the operation unit 800. You can also do that. In addition, the operation unit 800 may be provided with an LED to display the washing, drying and stopping operations of the bidet.

The bidet control sensor unit 900 detects the contact of the human body in the state in which the seating detection sensor 910 for detecting the contact of the human body to generate a seating detection signal, and the seating detection sensor 910 generates the seating detection signal. A bidet control sensor 920 for generating a bidet control signal is included. Seating detection sensor 910 and bidet control sensor 920 is provided on the seat 400. The bidet control sensor 920 may be provided at any part of the seat 400, but is particularly provided at the front of the seat 400 so that the user can easily contact it by hand, so that the user can operate the bidet. The advantage is that you do not have to turn your back or move your arms from side to side while using the bidet.

When the human body (user) sits on the seat 400 to view the toilet, the seating sensor 910 provided on the seat 400 detects the human body and transmits a seating detection signal to the controller. Then, the control unit receiving the seating detection signal from the seating detection sensor 910 receives the bidet control signal from the bidet control sensor 920 to control the washing operation, drying operation and stop operation of the bidet. The bidet control signal of the bidet control sensor 920 is generated when a human body (user) contacts the bidet control sensor 920.

Seating detection sensor 910 and bidet control sensor 920 constituting the bidet control sensor unit 900 is implemented as a capacitive sensor. The seating detection sensor 910 is connected to the heat conduction plate to measure the capacitance value generated between the heat conduction plate and the user, and the control unit receives the capacitance value measured by the seating detection sensor 910 and compares it with the reference capacitance value. It is determined whether the human body is seated on the seat 400.

In this regard, since the sheet 400 is made of plastic, which is a dielectric material, capacitance is generated between the thermal conductive plate, the plastic, and the user. Since the capacitance is related to the plastic thickness of the sheet 400 and the contact area of the seat 400 of the user, the capacitance value that varies according to the area in contact with the seat 400 when the user is seated on the seat 400 is measured. By comparing with the capacitance value changed by water splashing or other operations such as cleaning during bathing, it is possible to detect whether the human body seated on the seat 400.

Since the bidding control sensor 920 also applies the same sensing principle as the seating detection sensor 910, the bidet control sensor 920 may also control the bidet by recognizing the capacitive value described above when the human body contacts. .

3 is a flow chart of the bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit of the present invention. 3 will be described together with FIG. 2.

First, the human body (user) is seated on the seat 400 provided in the bidet (S100).

After that, the touch sensor detects contact of the human body through the seating sensor 910 of the seat 400 provided in the bidet to generate a seating detection signal (S200). Specifically, the seating sensor 910 is connected to the heat conduction plate to measure the capacitance generated between the heat conduction plate and the user to generate a seating detection signal.

Thereafter, in a state in which a seating detection signal is generated in the seating detection sensor 910, the controller detects contact of the human body through the bidet control sensor and controls the operation of the bidet (S300 to S800).

The control unit controls the operation of the bidet according to the operation state of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 and the number of times that the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920, controlling the operation of the bidet ( Looking specifically at S300 ~ S800).

First, in a state in which a seating detection signal is generated in the seating detection sensor 910, the controller determines whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor 920 by the first predetermined number of times (eg, once) (S300).

After that, if the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 for the first predetermined number of times, the controller performs a bidet cleaning operation (S400). However, if the human body did not contact the bidet control sensor 920 for the first set number of times, the step S300 is repeated.

Thereafter, the controller determines whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor 920 for a second set number of times (for example, two consecutive times) within a preset time (S500). That is, it is determined whether the time taken by the human body to the second contact after the first contact with the bidet control sensor 920 is made within a preset time.

If the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 for the second predetermined number of times within the preset time in step S500, the control unit performs a drying operation of the bidet (S600). Since the drying operation of the bidet is performed in the washing operation state of the bidet, the second set number of times may be set to be the same as the first set number of times, or may be set not to be the same. In the present invention, an example of the second set number of times is performed twice.

After the step S600, it is determined whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor 920 by the third set number of times (for example, three consecutive times) within the preset time (S710), and the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 by the third time. The controller performs the stop operation of the bidet if it contacts the set number of times (S800), and if the human body does not contact the bidet control sensor 920 for the third set number of times within a preset time, the step S710 is repeated. Since the stop operation of the bidet is performed in the washing operation or the drying operation state of the bidet, the third set frequency may be set equal to the first set frequency and the second set frequency, or may be set not to be the same. In the present invention, an example of the third set frequency is three times.

On the other hand, if the human body did not contact the bidet control sensor 920 by the second set number of times within the preset time in step S500, the controller determines whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor 920 by the third set number of times (S720). ). If the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 for the third set number of times within the preset time in step S720, the control unit performs a stop operation of the bidet (S800), and the human body contacts the bidet control sensor 920 within the preset time. 3 If no contact is made for the set number of times, the process returns to step S500.

Steps S600 and S710 are steps that can be performed as needed after step S500. That is, in the present invention, the stop operation can be performed without performing the drying operation (S600) after the washing operation (S400) of the bidet (S800).

As described above, the washing operation of the present invention is an operation of spraying water, and thus includes an operation for washing the anal and a local washing of a woman (bidet function).

The present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims, .

1 is a perspective view of a toilet seated with a conventional bidet.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the left toilet having a bidet with a bidet control sensor unit of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of the bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit of the present invention.

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100 tank 200 bidet body

300: lid 400: sheet

500: toilet 600: toilet body

700: nozzle 800: operation unit

900: bidet control sensor

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A bidet control sensor unit configured to generate a human detection signal by detecting a contact of a human body seated on a seat provided in the bidet; And A control unit for controlling the operation of the bidet by receiving the human body detection signal; Bidet with a bidet control sensor unit characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The bidet control sensor unit, A seating detection sensor provided in the seat and configured to generate a seating detection signal by sensing a contact of a human body; And A bidet control sensor configured to generate a bidet control signal by detecting contact of a human body in a state in which the seating detection sensor generates a seating detection signal; Bidet with a bidet control sensor unit characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 2, The bidet control sensor is a bidet provided with a bidet control sensor portion, characterized in that provided in front of the seat. The method of claim 1, The bidet control sensor unit comprises a bidet control sensor unit characterized in that it comprises a capacitive sensor. The method of claim 1, The control unit controls the operation of the bidet according to the operation state of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit and the number of times the human body contacts the bidet control sensor unit, the bidet with a bidet control sensor unit characterized in that . The method of claim 1, And an operation unit for operating on / off of the washing operation, the drying operation or the stopping operation of the bidet by a user input, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the bidet by the operation of the operation unit. Bidet with additional parts. Generating a seating detection signal by detecting a contact of a human body through a seating sensor of the seat provided in the bidet; And Controlling the operation of the bidet by detecting a contact of the human body through a bidet control sensor in a state where a seat detection signal is generated by the seat detection sensor; Bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Controlling the operation of the bidet, Determining whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor by a first set number of times in a state where a seating detection signal is generated by the seating detection sensor; Performing a washing operation of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor for a first predetermined number of times; Determining whether the human body has contacted the bidet control sensor by a third set number of times; And Performing a stop operation of the bidet when the human body contacts the bidet control sensor for a third set number of times; Bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit comprising a. The method of claim 8, After the step of performing the washing operation of the bidet, and before the step of determining whether the third set number of times contacted, Determining whether the human body contacts the bidet control sensor by a second predetermined number of times within a preset time; And Performing a drying operation of the bidet if the human body contacts the bidet control sensor for a second predetermined number of times within a preset time; Bidet control method provided with a bidet control sensor unit characterized in that it further comprises.
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