JP3528767B2 - Bathroom equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom apparatus having an inspection opening on the ceiling of, for example, a unit bath, and an inspection lid that can be opened and closed to close the inspection opening. The present invention relates to a bathroom device that can provide music in a bathroom by using a remote control device for operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An inspection port is provided on the ceiling of a bathroom such as a unit bath, and an inspection lid that can be opened and closed so as to close the inspection port is provided. In order to provide music to the inside of such a bathroom device, a speaker is embedded in the ceiling or side wall of the bathroom in consideration of stereo sound effects. When constructing a bathroom, holes for speakers are machined and formed on the ceiling and side walls at the site, and speaker mounting work and wiring work are performed.

On the other hand, a recent outdoor type hot water supply apparatus main body for supplying hot water to a bathroom can be remotely operated by a remote operation apparatus installed in an indoor bathroom or kitchen. And to this type of remote control device, another dedicated device for listening to music was added.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION By the way, the present applicant has advanced the development of a bathroom device capable of listening to music in a bathroom by using a remote control device for remotely controlling the main body of the water heater. Completed it. According to this device, it is possible to provide music in the bathroom by using a wiring facility or the like that interconnects the plurality of remote control devices and the water heater main body.

For example, a user connects a sound source to a remote control device (kitchen remote control) installed in the kitchen, and the remote control device (bath remote control) installed in the bathroom via the kitchen remote control. By taking in music information from the sound source and operating the bath remote control, music based on the music information can be output in the bathroom. That is,
The audio signal line from the sound source to the bathroom can be constructed by using the wiring facility for connecting the kitchen remote controller and the bath remote controller to each other, without the need for the dedicated wiring facility.

However, as described above, when the speaker is embedded in the ceiling or the side wall of the bathroom, the remote controller for the bath and the speaker must be connected by the audio signal line. It has been pointed out that the wiring work must be done outside the bathroom, and that it is difficult to do the work at the construction site, and it was not possible to perform these works well. Further, the maintenance work when the speaker breaks down is extremely difficult, and it is almost impossible for the user to perform the maintenance work on the speaker.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and it is possible to easily perform speaker mounting work and wiring work in a bathroom, and also perform speaker maintenance work easily. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bathroom device capable of performing the above.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

According to a first aspect of the invention, having inspection opening in the ceiling, and a hot water supply device provided in the indoor or outdoor bath having an openable inspection lid for closing the inspection opening, wherein It is installed outside the bathroom and
It is connected via the communication cable of No. 1, and the hot water supply device
A first remote control device for remote operation and a remote control device provided in the bathroom and connected to the hot water supply device via a second communication cable.
A bathroom device comprising a second remote control device, comprising:
The first remote control device has a digital audio data
Slot into which a portable storage medium that stores data is loaded and unloaded
And audio from the storage medium installed in this slot.
Read-out means for reading data is provided, and the second remote operation device is provided with a slot of the first remote operation device.
It is read from the attached storage medium and
A reproducing means for converting digital audio data transmitted via the first and second communication cables into an analog audio signal is provided, and the inspection lid is provided with a cable laid outside the bathroom. A bathroom device is provided, which is provided with a speaker that is connected to the reproduction means of the remote control device and that generates a sound based on the audio signal generated by the reproduction means.

According to a preferred embodiment, the second remote control device further has a slot into which a portable storage medium for storing digital audio data is attached and detached, and the slot is attached to this slot. Read means for reading audio data from the stored storage medium, and the reproducing means reads digital audio data read from the storage medium mounted in the slot of the second remote control device. To an analog audio signal.

[0011]

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hot water supply device provided indoors or outdoors in a bathroom, which has an inspection port on a ceiling and an openable cover for closing the inspection port. the said hot water supply device with is provided in the bathroom
1. A bathroom device, which is connected via a communication cable 1 and comprises a remote operation device for remotely operating the hot water supply device, wherein the remote operation device is a portable storage medium for storing digital audio data. And a slot for inserting / removing the slot, a reading unit for reading audio data from the storage medium attached to the slot, and transmitting the digital audio data read from the storage medium to the water heater via the first communication cable. The inspection lid is provided with a second passage to the hot water supply device .
It is connected via a signal cable, Ro of the remote control device
Tsu read from attached storage medium Doo, the hot water supply device and the first, that are sent via the second communication cable
A reproducing device having reproducing means for converting the digital audio data received with receiving means for receiving the audio data de Ijitaru by the receiving means into an analog audio signal, based on the audio signal generated by the reproducing apparatus A bathroom device is provided, which is provided with a speaker for generating sound.

According to a third aspect of the invention, having inspection opening in the ceiling, and a hot water supply device provided in the indoor or outdoor bath having an openable inspection lid for closing the inspection opening, wherein It is installed outside the bathroom and
It is connected via the communication cable of No. 1, and the hot water supply device
A first remote control device for remote operation and a remote control device provided in the bathroom and connected to the hot water supply device via a second communication cable.
A bathroom device comprising a second remote control device, comprising:
The first remote control device has a digital audio data
Slot into which a portable storage medium that stores data is loaded and unloaded
And audio from the storage medium installed in this slot.
Read-out means for reading data is provided, and the second remote operation device is provided with a slot of the first remote operation device.
It is read from the attached storage medium and
Note: Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting digital audio data transmitted via the first and second communication cables is provided, and the inspection lid is provided with the digital audio data transmitted from the wireless transmission means. A reproducing device having a wireless receiving means for receiving and a reproducing means for converting digital audio data received by the wireless receiving means into an analog audio signal, and a sound is generated based on the audio signal output from the reproducing device. A bathroom device is provided, which is provided with a speaker.

According to the present invention, music can be output from the speaker, and the speaker is attached to the inspection lid. Therefore, when installing hot water supply equipment such as the remote control device or the water heater main body, the speaker is attached to the inspection lid in advance. By mounting the speaker on the speaker, the speaker mounting work and the wiring work can be easily performed, and the speaker maintenance work can be easily performed by opening the inspection lid.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by the following description of the embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view for explaining an entire bathroom provided with a bathroom device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of the bathroom device. This bathroom device uses a remote operation device for remotely operating the hot water supply device main body 1, and includes a kitchen remote controller 2 and a bath remote controller 3 as remote operation devices, and music directed toward the inside of the bathroom A. And speakers 4A and 4B for outputting. Note that the kitchen remote controller 2 is omitted in FIG. 1.

The bathroom A is composed of, for example, a unit bath. A rectangular inspection port A1a is formed in the ceiling A1 of the bathroom A, and an inspection lid A2 that can be opened and closed is provided so as to close the inspection port A1a in a closed state. The inspection lid A2 can be attached / detached from inside the bathroom A. Further, the inspection lid A2 is waterproof and drip-proofed, and the speakers 4A and 4B are embedded and fixed.
On the other hand, the bath remote controller 3 is installed at a predetermined position on the side wall A3 of the bathroom A. Cables 5 and 5 as audio signal lines are laid from the bath remote control 3 to the vicinity of the back side of the inspection port A1a through the outside of the bathroom A, and the speaker 4 is provided via the connector 5A shown in FIG.
A and 4B are connected to cables 5 and 5. As a result, the bath remote controller 3 and the speakers 4A and 4B are electrically connected. Although the bath remote controller 3 is generally installed when the bathroom A is installed, the speaker 4A, 4
B can be attached to the inspection lid A2 at the shipping stage of the unit bath before the construction of the bathroom A.

The water heater main body 1 is installed outdoors. Of course, the water heater main body 1 may be installed in a predetermined place indoors.

The kitchen remote controller 2 is installed in the kitchen and includes a microcomputer 21 and an audio decoder 2.
2, a digital / analog converter 23, audio amplifiers 24a and 24b, speakers 25a and 25b, a slot 26, and a communication unit 27. Slot 2
6, a portable storage medium 28 as a sound source is configured to be insertable and removable from the outside of the kitchen remote controller 2.

The microcomputer 21 controls the entire kitchen remote controller 2. Also microcomputer 2
Reference numeral 1 reads audio data as compressed music information from the storage medium 28 and supplies it to the audio decoder 22 or the communication unit 27.

The audio decoder 22 restores the compressed audio data read by the microcomputer 21 into the audio data before compression and supplies it to the digital / analog converter 23.

The digital / analog converter 23 is
The audio data restored by the audio decoder 22 is converted into analog audio signals of both left and right channels and supplied to the audio amplifiers 24a and 24b separately.

The audio amplifiers 24a and 24b individually amplify the left and right channel audio signals converted by the digital / analog converter 23.

The speakers 25a and 25b are separately driven by the audio signals of the left and right channels amplified by the audio amplifiers 24a and 24b, and output music or the like.

The slot 26 electrically connects the removable and portable storage medium 28 and the microcomputer 21.

Communication unit 27 executes various communications including transmission of operation signals between kitchen remote controller 2 and water heater main body 1. Further, the communication unit 27 exchanges compressed audio data with the bath remote controller 3.

The storage medium 28 is a card having a built-in flash memory, and various sizes and storage capacities are commercially available. The storage medium 28 stores compressed audio data as music information, and the storage medium 28 is used as a sound source. The compression format is, for example, MP3, TWIN-VQ, AAC, ATR.
AC (registered trademark) or the like can be considered.

The bath remote controller 3 is installed in the bathroom A and includes a microcomputer 31, an audio decoder 32, a digital / analog converter 33, audio amplifiers 34a and 34b, a slot 36, and a communication section 37. A portable storage medium 38 can be inserted into and removed from the slot 36 from the outside of the bath remote controller 3.

The microcomputer 31 controls the entire bath remote controller 3. The microcomputer 3
1 reads the compressed audio data from the storage medium 38, and the audio decoder 32 or the communication unit 37.
Supply to.

The audio decoder 32 restores the compressed audio data read by the microcomputer 31 to the audio data before compression and supplies it to the digital / analog converter 33.

The digital / analog converter 33 is
The audio data restored by the audio decoder 32 is converted into analog audio signals of both left and right channels and supplied to the audio amplifiers 34a and 34b separately.

The audio amplifiers 34a and 34b individually amplify the left and right channel audio signals converted by the digital / analog converter 33. These audio amplifiers 34a and 34b supply audio signals to the speakers 4A and 4B attached to the inspection lid A2 via the cables 5 and 5, respectively.

The slot 36 electrically connects the portable storage medium 38 and the microcomputer 31.

Communication unit 37 executes various communications including transmission of operation signals between bath remote controller 3 and water heater main body 1. Further, the communication unit 37 exchanges compressed audio data with the kitchen remote controller 2.

The storage medium 38 is a card having a built-in flash memory, and various sizes and storage capacities are commercially available. The storage medium 38 stores compressed audio data as music information, and the storage medium 38 is used as a sound source. The compression format is, for example, MP3, TWIN-VQ, AAC, ATR.
AC or the like is possible.

Speaker 4 attached to inspection lid A2
A and 4B are audio amplifiers 34 of the bath remote controller 3
It is driven separately by the left and right channel audio signals amplified by a and 34b, and outputs music toward the interior of the bathroom A.

The water heater main body 1, the communication section 27 of the kitchen remote controller 2, and the communication section 37 of the bath remote controller 3 are connected to each other by two-core communication cables 6 and 7.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the kitchen remote controller 2. The kitchen remote controller 2 is provided with, for example, a fluorescent tube display in which a large number of phosphors are arranged in a dot matrix, and various characters and symbols are displayed. The display unit 41 for displaying, and various operation switches 42 including a plurality of key switches and operated by the user are installed. Although the display unit 41 and the operation switch 42 are connected to the microcomputer 21 through an interface circuit, the display unit 41 and the operation switch 42 are illustrated in FIG.
Is omitted here. The storage medium 28 can be inserted into and removed from the slot 26 through a slit formed in the side wall of the kitchen remote controller 2. Of course, the slit may be formed in a place other than the side wall.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the bath remote controller 3. The bath remote controller 3 has a waterproof structure. The bath remote controller 3 includes, for example, a fluorescent tube display in which a large number of phosphors are arranged in a dot matrix, and includes a display unit 51 for displaying various characters and symbols, and a plurality of key switches, for example. Various operation switches 52 and the like operated by are installed. Although the display unit 51 and the operation switch 52 are connected to the microcomputer 31 via an interface circuit, the display unit 51 and the operation switch 52 are illustrated in FIG. 2 in order to simplify the drawing and facilitate understanding.
Is omitted here. The storage medium 38 is formed on the side wall of the bath remote controller 3 and can be inserted into and removed from the slot 36 through a waterproof slit. Of course, a waterproof slit may be formed in a place other than the side wall.

When the user wants to listen to the music stored in the storage medium 28 in the bathroom by using the bathroom device having the above structure, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation switch 52 of the bath remote controller 3. As a result, the microcomputer 31 supplies a predetermined command to the communication unit 37. This command is supplied from the communication unit 37 to the microcomputer 21 via the communication cables 7 and 6 and the communication unit 27 of the kitchen remote controller 2. As a result, the microcomputer 21 reads a predetermined area of the storage medium 28 and supplies the communication unit 27 with data corresponding to the song title of the song stored in the storage medium 28. This data is transmitted by the communication unit 27.
Is supplied to the microcomputer 31 via the communication cables 6 and 7 and the communication unit 37 of the bath remote controller 3 and displayed on the display unit 51.

When the user operates the operation switch 52 to select a desired music piece, the microcomputer 31
Supplies a command to that effect to the communication unit 37. This command is supplied from the communication unit 37 to the microcomputer 21 via the communication cables 7 and 6 and the communication unit 27 of the kitchen remote controller 2. As a result, the microcomputer 21 reads out the music information of the selected music, that is, the digital audio data compressed in a predetermined format from the storage medium 28 and sequentially supplies it to the communication unit 27. This audio data is transmitted from the communication section 27 to the communication cable 6,
It is supplied to the microcomputer 31 of the bath remote controller 3 via the communication unit 7 and the communication unit 37. As a result, the microcomputer 31 sequentially supplies the audio data from the communication section 37 to the audio decoder 32. As a result, the audio decoder 32 restores the compressed audio data to the state before compression and supplies it to the digital / analog converter 33. As a result, the digital / analog converter 33 converts the digital audio data into an analog audio signal and supplies it to the audio amplifiers 34a and 34b. As a result, the audio amplifiers 34a and 34b amplify the analog audio signal and supply the amplified audio signal to the speakers 4A and 4B of the inspection lid A2 via the cables 5 and 5. At this time, the audio amplifiers 34a and 34b amplify the audio signal with an amplification factor according to the volume setting operation of the operation switch 52 by the user. Specifically, the volume set by the user is stored in the microcomputer 31, and the microcomputer 31 stores the volume based on the stored volume.
Controls the audio amplifiers 34a and 34b. Thus, the music desired by the user is output from the speakers 4A and 4B of the inspection cover A2, and the user corresponds to the music information stored in the storage medium 28 set in the slot 26 of the kitchen remote controller 2. Music can be heard inside the bathroom A.

Of course, when the user sets the storage medium 38 in the slot 36 of the bath remote controller 3, music corresponding to the music information stored in the storage medium 38 is operated by the operation switch 52 of the bath remote controller 3. Then check lid A
Two speakers 4A, 4B can be heard, and music can also be heard through the speakers 4A, 4B provided in the kitchen remote controller 2 by operating the operation switch 42 of the kitchen remote controller 2.

On the other hand, when the speakers 4A, 4B are out of order, the user removes the inspection lid A2 from the inspection port A1a inside the bathroom A, and the connector 5A and the speaker 4 are removed.
After disconnecting the connection with A and 4B, the maintenance work can be easily performed while checking the back side of the speakers 4A and 4B.

The communication units 27, 37 and the water heater main body 1
Communication with the hot water supply apparatus main body 1 is performed by multiplex two-way communication such as frequency multiplexing or time division multiplexing, according to various operations of the operation switches 42 and 52 by the user.
However, since these operations are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, description thereof will be omitted.

In this way, the bathroom device is the hot water supply device body 1
Remote control for kitchen 2 and remote control 3 for bath for remote control of the speakers, and speakers 25A, 25b for outputting music based on the music information fetched from the storage media 28, 38 via these remotes 2, 3. , 4A, 4B. In particular, speakers 4A and 4B provided in bathroom A
Can be attached in advance to the openable / closable inspection lid A2 that closes the inspection opening A1a of the ceiling A1 before the construction of the bathroom A, so that the attachment work can be easily performed. Also,
With the inspection lid A2 opened from the inside of the bathroom A, the bath remote controller 3 and the speaker 4A can be easily connected via the cables 5 and 5, and the wiring work of the speakers 4A and 4B can be easily performed. You can In addition, the speaker 4A,
The maintenance work of 4B can also be easily performed by removing the inspection lid A2.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view for explaining an entire bathroom provided with a bathroom apparatus according to another embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of the bathroom apparatus shown in FIG. In the bathroom apparatus shown in these figures, a reproducing apparatus main body having a microcomputer 81, an audio decoder 82, a digital / analog converter 83, and a communication unit 87 as an apparatus for generating an audio signal, separately from the bath remote controller 3. 8 is provided and the reproducing apparatus main body 8 is attached to the back side of the inspection lid A2, while the audio amplifiers 84a and 84b are also attached to the back side of the inspection lid A2. These playback device body 8 and audio amplifier 8
A reproducing device is constituted by 4a and 84b. The bath remote controller 3 and the reproducing apparatus main body 8 are connected via the communication cable 9 while passing through the hot water supply apparatus main body 1. In addition,
A microcomputer 81, an audio decoder 82,
The digital / analog converter 83, the communication section 87, and the audio amplifiers 84a and 84b have the same functions as those of the bath remote controller 3 in the previous embodiment. By doing so, not only the speakers 4A and 4B but also the reproduction apparatus main body 8 and the audio amplifier 84
a and 84b are also inspection lids A2 in the factory before the bathroom A is installed.
, And wiring around the reproduction apparatus main body 8 and the audio amplifiers 84a and 84b can be performed. In addition, the playback device body 8 and the audio amplifier 84
The maintenance work of a and 84b can be easily performed by removing the inspection lid A2.

Further, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view for explaining an entire bathroom provided with a bathroom device according to another embodiment, and FIG.
It is a circuit block diagram of the principal part of the bathroom apparatus shown in FIG. In the bathroom device shown in these figures, the playback device main body 8 attached to the inspection lid A2 and the wireless transmission unit 39 as a transmission device for wirelessly transmitting audio data are provided in the bath remote controller 3, while the playback device main body is provided. 8 is provided with a wireless receiving unit 89 as a receiving device that wirelessly receives audio data from the wireless transmitting unit 39. As a wireless system, optical communication using infrared rays or a system using radio waves of a specific frequency can be considered. By doing so, it is not necessary to lay a cable from the bath remote controller 3 to the vicinity of the inspection port A1a where the speakers 4A and 4B are located, and a troublesome wiring work is unnecessary. Further, the attachment work and the maintenance work of the reproduction apparatus body 8 and the audio amplifiers 84a and 84b can be easily performed by removing the inspection lid A2.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, the bathroom A is not limited to the unit bath, but may have an integrated structure as a housing facility.

As the sound source, the storage media 28 and 38 in which the audio data is stored are used.
An audio input terminal, an audio encoder, etc. are provided in the kitchen remote controller 2 for a CD player as a sound source.
The audio data from a CD player or the like may be supplied to the bath remote controller 3 by connecting to the. In that case, a remote control device having the same configuration as the kitchen remote controller 2 may be installed in the living room or the like.

The kitchen remote controller 2 does not necessarily include the audio decoder 22 and the digital / analog converter 2.
3, audio amplifiers 24a and 24b, speaker 25
It is not necessary to provide a and 25b, and the audio data is converted into an analog amplified audio signal by the speaker 4
It is sufficient that the bath remote controller 3 has a function as a reproducing device that can be supplied to A and 4B, or that the reproducing device is provided separately from the bath remote controller 3. Further, the kitchen remote controller 2 may be omitted as long as the bath remote controller 3 can independently capture audio data from the storage medium 38 as a sound source.

A reproducing apparatus body 8 separate from the bath remote controller 3
When the audio amplifiers 84a, 84b are provided, the attachment side thereof is preferably the back side of the inspection lid A2 closest to the speakers 4A, 4B, but the side wall A3 of the bathroom A is preferable.
It may be outside, etc.

The speakers 4A and 4B are provided with two channels in order to obtain a stereo sound effect, but more channels may be provided depending on the number of channels. Also, in the case of monaural output, only one speaker is used as the inspection cover. The structure may be attached to A2.

Of course, the music referred to in the present embodiment is not limited to the composition of music, but also includes a call of a person and a sound by broadcasting.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to output music from a speaker, and the speaker is attached to the inspection lid, so that hot water supply equipment such as a remote control device and a hot water supply device main body is installed. At this time, by attaching the speaker to the inspection lid in advance, it is possible to easily perform the speaker mounting work and the wiring work, and also to perform the speaker maintenance work by opening the inspection lid.

Since the reproducing device for driving the speaker is attached to the inspection lid and the reproducing device and the remote operation device are wirelessly connected to each other, the remote operation device should be installed up to the vicinity of the inspection port where the inspection cover is located. No cable is required, and the speaker and the remote control device can be easily connected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an entire bathroom including a bathroom device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of the bathroom device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a kitchen remote controller.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a bath remote controller.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an entire bathroom including a bathroom device according to another embodiment.

6 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of the bathroom device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an entire bathroom including a bathroom device according to another embodiment.

8 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of the bathroom device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 hot water supply device main body 2 kitchen remote control 3 bath remote control 5 cable 6, 7, 9 communication cable 8 playback device main body 21, 31, 81 microcomputer 22, 32, 82 audio decoder 23, 33, 83 digital / analog converter 24a, 24b, 34a, 34b, 84a, 84b Audio amplifiers 25a, 25b, 4A, 4B Speakers 26, 36 Slots 27, 37, 87 Communication unit 28, 38 Storage medium 41, 51 Display unit 42, 52 Operation switch 39 Wireless transmission unit 89 Radio receiver A Bathroom A1 Ceiling A1a Inspection port A2 Inspection lid

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Fujimura 93 Edo-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Noritsu Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-60-175662 (JP, A) JP-A-7-180377 (JP, A) JP 9-287306 (JP, A) JP 8-327119 (JP, A) JP 2000-106659 (JP, A) JP 5-328443 (JP, A) JP 6- 50012 (JP, A) JP 2000-69395 (JP, A) Actually open 62-118849 (JP, U) Actually open 4-4487 (JP, U) Actually open 60-150263 (JP, U) ( 58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04H 1/12 301

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hot water supply device provided indoors or outdoors in a bathroom having an inspection opening on the ceiling and having an openable / closable inspection lid that closes the inspection opening, and is provided outside the bathroom.
Both connected to the water heater via the first communication cable
And a first remote control for remotely controlling the hot water supply device.
And work unit, via a second communication cable is connected to the water heater with provided in the bathroom, the water heater a bath apparatus comprising a second remote control device for remotely operating, The first remote control device includes a digital audio
A slot where a portable storage medium that stores data is loaded and unloaded
Unit and the storage medium installed in this slot.
Read-out means for reading out the audio data, and the second remote operation device is provided with the first remote operation device.
Reproducing means is provided for converting digital audio data read from a storage medium mounted in the slot and transmitted via the water heater and the first and second communication cables into an analog audio signal. The inspection lid is provided with a speaker that is connected to a reproduction means of the remote control device via a cable laid outside the bathroom and that generates a sound based on an audio signal generated by the reproduction means. A bathroom device characterized by being installed. 2. The bathroom device according to claim 1, wherein the second remote control device further has a slot into which a portable storage medium for storing digital audio data is attached / detached, and the slot is attached to this slot. Read-out means for reading audio data from the storage medium is provided, and the reproducing means is provided in a slot of the second remote control device.
A bathroom device, which converts digital audio data read from a mounted storage medium into an analog audio signal. 3. A hot water supply apparatus provided indoors or outdoors in a bathroom having an inspection opening on the ceiling and having an openable / closable inspection lid for closing the inspection opening, and the hot water supply apparatus provided in the bathroom. And a remote control device for remotely controlling the hot water supply device, which is connected via a first communication cable to the bathroom device, wherein the remote control device is a portable device that stores digital audio data. A slot into which a storage medium is attached / detached, a reading means for reading audio data from the storage medium attached to the slot, and digital audio data read from the storage medium to the water heater via the first communication cable. transmission means for transmitting is arranged to, on the inspection lid is connected via a second communication cable to the water heater, the remote operation device It is mounted in the slot
Read from the storage medium, wherein said water heater first
1, the reproduction apparatus and a reproduction means for converting the digital audio data received with the receiving means by the receiving means for receiving audio data sent Lud Ijitaru via a second communication cable into an analog audio signal And a speaker that generates a sound based on an audio signal generated by the reproducing apparatus, the bathroom apparatus. 4. A hot water supply device provided indoors or outdoors in a bathroom having an inspection opening on the ceiling and having an openable / closable inspection lid that closes the inspection opening, and a hot water supply apparatus provided outside the bathroom.
Both connected to the water heater via the first communication cable
And a first remote control for remotely controlling the hot water supply device.
And work unit, via a second communication cable is connected to the water heater with provided in the bathroom, the water heater a bath apparatus comprising a second remote control device for remotely operating, The first remote control device includes a digital audio
A slot where a portable storage medium that stores data is loaded and unloaded
Unit and the storage medium installed in this slot.
Read-out means for reading out the audio data, and the second remote operation device is provided with the first remote operation device.
Wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting digital audio data read from a storage medium mounted in the slot and transmitted via the water heater and the first and second communication cables is provided. The lid has a radio receiving means for receiving the digital audio data transmitted from the radio transmitting means and a reproducing means for converting the digital audio data received by the radio receiving means into an analog audio signal. And a speaker that generates a sound based on an audio signal output from the reproducing device, the bathroom device.