JPH11247263A - Human body private part flushing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a human body private part flushing device easy to manufacture and capable of being reduced in manufacturing cost. SOLUTION: A controller is provided with a first discrimination signal means 17 for transmitting a preset first discrimination signal according to the input of operation switches 11a-11f, a controller control means for transmitting the operation signal of the operation switches 11a-11f and the first discrimination signal, and a transmission signal transmitting means for transmitting the signal transmitted from the controller control means to a body control part as a transmission signal. The body control part is provided with a second discrimination signal means 27 for storing a preset second discrimination signal, a transmission signal decoding means for receiving the transmission signal from the transmission signal transmitting means and comparing the first discrimination signal with the second discrimination signal, a changeover switch 31, a signal converting means for changing the operation signal from the controller to an operation signal of the other function by switching the changeover switch 31 when the first discrimination signal is not conformed to the second discrimination signal, and an actuator control means 35 for controlling an actuator 23 on the basis of the operation signal from the signal converting means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for cleaning a local part of a human body, and more particularly to a device for cleaning a local part of a human body which controls various functions by input from a controller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a high demand from consumers for comfort in living spaces, and various types of functions have been provided to meet such demands. Diversification of human body cleaning devices is progressing. For this reason, a remote controller (hereinafter, referred to as a “remote controller”) that performs the operation according to the model of the human body local cleaning device.
"Remote control") is also different.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a conventional human body part cleaning apparatus 101 includes a remote controller 103 and a human body part cleaning apparatus main body 105.
In response to the optical signal from the human body local cleaning device main body 105, various operations are performed. The remote control 103
An operation signal corresponding to the input signal of the operation switch 107 is sent from the remote controller control means 111 to the signal sending means 113 together with the identification signal from the identification signal means 109, and the signal sending means 113 converts the operation signal and the identification signal into an optical signal. Then, it is sent to the human body local cleaning device main body 105.

In the main body part cleaning apparatus 105, the signal decoding means 117 of the main body control circuit 115 receives the optical signal from the remote controller 103, compares the received light signal with the identification signal of the identification signal means 119, and if they match, the operation signal is controlled by the actuator control. This is sent to the means 121 to drive an actuator 123 such as a local cleaning nozzle or a hot air dryer.

[0005]

However, as described above, when various functions such as hot air drying and deodorization are added to the function of the human body local cleaning apparatus main body 105, a main body control circuit is manufactured for each of the functions. Furthermore, different remote controllers must be manufactured for each model having a different function, and a large number of manufacturing lines must be provided in correspondence with various kinds of small-quantity production. For this reason, there has been a problem that it takes time to manufacture. Especially,
If the production line becomes complicated and the production is troublesome, the production cost increases.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a human body local cleaning apparatus which can be easily manufactured and can reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a controller (remote controller 5b) for issuing an operation signal in response to an input operation of operation switches 11a to 11f, and a controller for receiving the operation signal A main body control unit (main body control circuit 25) for controlling various functions of the apparatus main body (main body local cleaning apparatus body 3), and an actuator for performing various human body local cleaning processes based on the control of the main body control unit (main body control circuit 25) 23, the controller (remote controller 5b) includes operation switches 11a to 11b.
A first identification signal unit 17 for transmitting a first identification signal set in advance in response to an input of the operation switch 11a;
Controller control means (remote control means 19) for transmitting the operation signals of .about.11f and the first identification signal, and the signal transmitted from the controller control means (remote control means 19) as a transmission signal to the main body control section (main body) A transmission signal transmitting means (optical signal transmitting means 21) for transmitting the transmission signal to the control circuit 25);
Is a second identification signal unit 27 in which a preset second identification signal is stored, and a transmission signal transmission unit (optical signal transmission unit 2).
(1) receiving the transmission signal from (1) and comparing the first identification signal with the second identification signal;
9), a changeover switch 31, and a signal for changing the operation signal from the controller (remote controller 5b) to an operation signal of another function by switching the changeover switch 31 when the first identification signal does not match the second identification signal. Conversion means (operation switch conversion means 33) and actuator 23 based on an operation signal from signal conversion means (operation switch conversion means 33).
And an actuator control means 35 for controlling the

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when one type of controller (remote controller 5a) is manufactured and the function of the human body local cleaning device is used for a different model, the controller (remote controller 5b) has different functions. Only the display of the corresponding operation switch (label 13b, see FIG. 2) is changed. On the other hand, the main body control unit (main body control circuit 25) switches the changeover switch 31. Thus, it is possible to cope with models having different functions only by manufacturing one type of main body control unit and controller.

That is, the operator operates the controller (remote controller 5).
When the operation switches 11a to 11f of b) are inputted, the controller control means (remote control means 19) sends the operation signal and the corresponding first identification signal to the transmission signal transmission means (optical signal transmission means 21), and transmits the transmission signal. The transmitting means (optical signal transmitting means 21) transmits these signals as transmission signals. The main body control unit (main body control circuit 25) converts the transmission signal received by the transmission signal decoding unit (optical signal decoding unit 29) into a second signal.
The signal is compared with the identification signal, and when these signals match, the operation signal included in the transmission signal is sent to the main body control unit (main body control circuit 25). The actuator control means 35 converts the signal into an operation signal for executing another function switched by the operation switch conversion means 33).
The operation of the actuator 23 having the corresponding function is controlled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the operation signal of another function changed by the signal conversion means (operation switch conversion means 33) does not match the second identification signal. 1 When the identification signal is a signal of "hot air drying", it is one operation signal selected from the group consisting of "human body local cleaning", "temperature setting", and "operation sound function on / off". It is characterized by the following.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the controller (remote controller 5b), the switch for "hot air drying" is set to "human body local cleaning", "temperature setting", "operation sound function on / off", Of the functions, the main body control unit switches the changeover switch to the corresponding function of these mechanisms. Among various types of functions, in particular, a highly versatile function can be switched, so that manufacturing efficiency is high.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the transmission signal is an optical signal, and the controller (remote controller 5b) is a remote controller.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the optical signal is used as the transmission signal and the remote control is performed, the operability is good.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 to FIG.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a human body local cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a remote controller. The human body local cleaning device 1 includes a human body local cleaning device main body 3 and a remote control 5b separate from the human body local cleaning device main body 3, and the human body local cleaning device main body 3 is mounted on a toilet bowl to clean the human body local portion. Various functions such as washing with hot water and drying with hot air are provided. In the present embodiment, an apparatus having a “deodorizing” function instead of “hot air drying” will be described.

The remote controller 5b includes a remote controller 5a for a model having a drying function shown in FIG. 2A and a remote controller 5b having a deodorizing function instead of the drying function shown in FIG. 2B. In the embodiment, the remote controller 5b shown in FIG. 2B is used.

The remote controller 5a is a remote controller for another model, and as shown in FIG. 2A, the remote controller main body 7, various operation switches 11a to 11f, and a label 13a for explaining the function of each operation switch. And is composed of
The label 13a is attached to the remote control main body 7.

On the label 13a, characters indicating the functions of the corresponding operation switches are written. The letters "butt" below the operation switch 11a (washing), the letters "stop" below the operation switch 11b (function stop), the letters "bid" below the operation switch 11c (washing bidet),
The characters "nozzle position" are displayed below the operation switch 11d (nozzle position control), the characters "water amount" are displayed below the operation switch 11e (water amount adjustment), and the characters "dry" are displayed below the operation switch 11f (dry). doing.

On the other hand, FIG. 2B shows a remote controller 5b for a model having a deodorizing function.
Is the operation switch 11 of the remote controller 5a shown in FIG.
The only difference is that “deodorization” is displayed instead of “dry” corresponding to f. That is, FIG.
The label 13b is different from the label 13a shown in FIG.

As described above, in the present embodiment, only the label 13a or 13b is changed for the remote controllers 5a and 5b of different models.
When a kind of remote control main body 7 is manufactured, it can be used for a plurality of types of remote control, so that it is easy to manufacture, and since the same parts can be used except for the label 13a, the manufacturing efficiency is high, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. Reduction can be achieved.

Next, the control of the remote controller 5b and the body part 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

The remote controller 5b includes a first identification signal unit 17, a remote control unit 19, and an optical signal transmitting unit 21 in addition to the operation switches 11a to 11f. The first identification signal unit 17 sends out a predetermined identification signal (first identification signal) set in advance corresponding to the input of the operation switches 11a to 11f, and the remote control unit 19 receives the input of the operation switches 11a to 11f. The identification signal corresponding to the operation signal is received from the first identification signal unit 17 together with the operation signal generated by the control unit and sent to the optical signal transmission unit 21. The optical signal transmitting means 21 converts these operation signals and the first identification signal into optical signals and transmits them.

The human body local cleaning apparatus main body 3 does not include a dryer having a fan and a heater for blowing hot air for drying, and instead includes various actuators 23 such as a deodorizer and a cleaning nozzle. The actuators 23 are controlled by a main body control circuit 25. In the present embodiment, the remote controller main unit 7 shown in FIG. 2B is used, and a deodorizer is mounted as an actuator instead of a dryer.

The main body control circuit 25 is constituted by a control circuit of a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as "MPU"). The main body control circuit 25 includes a second identification signal means 27, an optical signal decoding means 29, , Changeover switch 3
1, an operation switch conversion unit 33, and an actuator control unit 35. In the present embodiment, the MPU of the main body control circuit 25 incorporates programs of several product variations, so that one main body control circuit 25
Can be used to control various models. That is, the actuator 23 installed in the human body local cleaning device main body 3 according to the model.
By simply changing the specifications, the product specifications can be changed.

The optical signal decoding means 29 includes the optical signal transmitting means 2
Receiving the optical signal from the first identification signal and the second identification signal
The second identification signal stored in the identification signal means 27 is compared with the second identification signal, and when these signals match, the operation signal included in the optical signal is directly transmitted to the actuator control means 35 via the operation switch conversion means 33. send. As the second identification signal means 27, a circuit in which the resistance value is determined stepwise, a logic circuit, or the like can be used.

If the first identification signal does not match the second identification signal, the corresponding operation signal is switched by the operation switch conversion means 33 and converted into an operation signal for executing another function.

The operation switch conversion means 33 switches the operation signal by the changeover switch 31 operated in advance. When the first identification signal does not coincide with the second identification signal, the operation signal is converted. It is converted into an operation signal and sent to the actuator control means 35.

As the changeover switch 31, a small changeover switch provided on the circuit board of the control device or a dip switch (DIP-SW) which is switched by pushing with a thin tip can be used. In addition to being possible, the use of a rotary switch or a dip switch as the changeover switch 31 enables the switching to be performed any number of times.

If there is no need to switch, a jumper wire may be used as the changeover switch 31 and the jumper wire may be cut off for switching. Furthermore, the changeover switch 31 may be configured to detect the presence or absence of an actuator such as a hot air blower, and to automatically switch.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG.
When the remote controller 5b is used in place of the remote controller 5a shown in (a), a label 13b is attached to the remote controller body 7. On the other hand, the changeover switch 31 is switched in the human body local cleaning device main body 3.

When the operation switch 11f (deodorization) of the remote controller 5b is pressed, the remote controller control means 19 of the remote controller 5b transmits the "dry" operation signal and its identification signal as shown in FIG. The signal is sent from the signal sending means 21 as an optical signal.

In the body cleaning apparatus main body 3, the first identification signal received by the optical signal decoding means 29 is compared with the second identification signal 27. Since there is no “dry” identification signal in the second identification signal, the operation switch conversion unit 33 uses the changeover switch 31.
The operation signal of “drying” is replaced with the operation signal of “deodorization”, and the operation signal of deodorization is
5 and the actuator control means 35 controls the operation of the deodorizer.

When the first identification signal is a warm air drying operation signal, the operation switch conversion means 33 of the human body local cleaning device main body 3 turns on / off the human body local cleaning, temperature setting, operation sound function, and the like. It is desirable to switch to any of various operation signals such as. This is because these functions are versatile as additional functions.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the changeover switch 31 is not limited to a dip switch provided on the operation board of the main body or a switch using a jumper wire. As shown in FIG.
The remote control 5 is provided separately with a switching operation switch 11g.
The operation switch conversion means 33 may be switched by the operation b.

The transmission signal is not limited to the use of an optical signal, but may be a high-frequency wireless signal or a wired signal.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since only one kind of main body control circuit and one kind of controller can be manufactured, it is possible to cope with models having different functions, thereby facilitating the manufacture. And the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, among various types of functions, particularly, a function having high versatility can be switched, so that manufacturing efficiency is high.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the optical signal is used as the transmission signal and the remote control is performed, the operability is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a human body local cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of a remote controller used in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a human body local cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional human body local cleaning apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Human body local cleaning device, 3. Human body local cleaning device body,
5a. Remote control (controller), 5b. Remote control (controller) 7. Remote control main body, 11a to 11f. Operation switch, 11g. Operation switch, 13a. Label 13b. Label, 17. first identification signal means, 1
9. remote controller control means (controller control means);
Optical signal transmission means (transmission signal transmission means) 23. Actuator, 25. Main body control circuit (main body control section), 27. Second identification signal means, 29. Optical signal decoding means (transmission signal decoding means), 31. Changeover switch 33. operation switch conversion means (signal conversion means); 35. actuator control means; 101. human body local cleaning device; 103. remote control;
105. Human body local cleaning device main body; Operation switch, 109. identification signal means, 111. remote control control means, 113. signal transmission means, 115. main body control circuit, 117. signal decoding means, 119. identification signal means,
121. Actuator control means, 123. Actuator.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A controller which issues an operation signal by an input operation of an operation switch, a main body control section which controls various functions of the apparatus main body in response to the operation signal, and various human body local cleaning processes based on control of the main body control section. An actuator for performing the following operation: the controller, the controller comprising: a first identification signal unit configured to transmit a first identification signal set in advance in response to an input of the operation switch; (1) a controller control unit for transmitting the identification signal; and a transmission signal transmission unit for transmitting the signal transmitted from the controller control unit to the main body control unit as a transmission signal, wherein the main body control unit is set in advance. Receiving a transmission signal from the second identification signal means storing the second identification signal and the transmission signal transmission means, and comparing the first identification signal with the second identification signal. Transfer signal decoding means, a changeover switch, and signal conversion means for changing an operation signal from the controller to an operation signal of another function by switching the changeover switch when the first identification signal does not match the second identification signal. And an actuator control unit for controlling an actuator based on an operation signal from a signal conversion unit. 2. The operation signal of another function changed by the signal conversion means, when the first identification signal that does not match the second identification signal is a signal of “hot air drying”, “human body local cleaning”, “ 2. The human body local cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation signal is one operation signal selected from the group consisting of "temperature setting" and "operation sound function on / off". 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission signal is an optical signal, and the controller is a remote controller.