JP4014527B2 - Bath remote control - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bath remote controller that has a remote control function and a television function and is installed in a bathroom.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, the hot water supply apparatus is installed outside the bathroom. Since it is necessary to control the operation of the hot water supply device from inside the bathroom during bathing, a remote controller for controlling the operation of the hot water supply device is installed in the bathroom. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for watching TV images during bathing, and examples of installing TV devices in bathrooms are increasing.
[0003]
Furthermore, a bath remote controller having a function as a remote controller and a function as a television apparatus is known instead of separately installing the bath remote controller and the television apparatus (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
This bath remote control is provided with a liquid crystal monitor on the front surface, and a remote control unit that exhibits a remote control function and a television unit that functions as a television device are arranged inside. In addition, since it is not always necessary to link the remote control function and the TV function, there are cases where a power switch for operating the remote control unit and a power switch for operating the TV unit are provided separately. is there.
[0005]
In the bath remote control with such a configuration, for example, when the TV unit is operated and a TV image that is an image from the TV unit is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor, when the power switch on the remote control unit side is pressed, It is desired that the display on the liquid crystal monitor is automatically switched from the image from the television unit to the image from the remote control unit. In other words, even when you are watching an image from the TV section, pressing the power switch on the remote control side means that you want to stop watching the TV screen and use the bath remote control as the remote control for the water heater. It is because it shows.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-33097 A (FIG. 1)
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In addition to the bath remote controller described above, a kitchen remote controller installed in a kitchen other than the bathroom, for example, is connected to the water heater. This kitchen remote control is also provided with a power switch. When the power switch of the bath remote control is pressed, the power of the remote control unit of the bath remote control is turned on together with the kitchen remote control.
[0008]
Then, it will be in the same state as when the power switch for the remote control unit provided on the bath remote control is pressed, and even if an image from the TV unit is displayed on the LCD monitor of the bath remote control, it will switch to the image from the remote control unit. End up. However, the bather who was watching the TV image displayed on the liquid crystal monitor of the bath remote control is surprised because the displayed content is switched from the TV image to the remote control screen.
[0009]
In such a case, if the power switch on the TV side is pressed, this power switch functions as a screen changeover switch, and the image on the LCD monitor can be switched from the image from the remote control unit to the image from the TV unit again. It is. However, the bather must perform the switching operation as described above, and when the television image has a story characteristic, the story may be lost due to the interruption of the image.
[0010]
Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the bath remote control which does not produce the above malfunctions in view of said problem.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a bath remote controller according to the present invention is installed in a bathroom and controls the operation of a hot water supply device, a TV unit that displays a TV image, an image from the remote control unit, and an image from the TV unit. And a monitor for selectively displaying images, each having a power switch for the remote control unit and a power switch for the TV unit, and displaying the image from the TV unit on the monitor. When the power switch is pressed, the bath remote control switches the monitor display to the image from the remote control unit, and is connected to the hot water supply device together with another remote control installed outside the bathroom such as the kitchen. Is displayed on the monitor, when the power switch of the other remote control is pressed and the operation of the remote control unit starts, Characterized in that it does not switch remains of an image from the television section.
[0012]
When the power switch for the remote control unit provided in the bath remote control is pressed and the operation of the remote control unit is started, the image is switched to the image from the remote control unit even if the image from the TV unit is displayed on the monitor. On the other hand, when the remote control unit of the bath remote control is started by pressing the power switch of a remote control other than the bath remote control, such as the kitchen remote control, the monitor already displays the image from the TV unit. The display on the monitor remains as an image from the television section and is not switched.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a detached house. In this house, a hot water supply device control system 2 configured around the hot water supply device 21 and an interphone system 4 configured around the interphone master unit 41 are installed.
[0014]
The house 1 is provided with a bathroom 11, a kitchen / living room 12, and a private room 13. A bath remote controller 3 according to the present invention is installed in the bathroom 11, and this bath remote controller 3 is connected to a hot water supply device 21 via a communication line 31. A kitchen remote controller 22 installed in the kitchen / living room 12 is connected to the hot water supply device 21.
[0015]
On the other hand, the intercom base unit 41 is connected to an entrance handset 42 equipped with a TV camera. Further, the slave units 43 and 44 installed in the private room 13 are connected to the intercom master unit 41. The intercom master unit 41 is further connected to a bathroom slave unit 5 via a communication line 51.
[0016]
In addition, although the embodiment which provided the hot water supply control system 2 and the intercom system 4 in the detached house was shown in FIG. 1, you may install in apartment buildings, such as an apartment. In that case, the entrance cordless handset 42 is installed at the entrance of the apartment.
[0017]
Referring to FIG. 2, a liquid crystal monitor 32 is attached to the bath remote controller 3. The bath remote controller 3 has a built-in remote controller for controlling the operation of the hot water supply device 21. Furthermore, a television section for displaying a television image on the liquid crystal monitor 32 is incorporated.
[0018]
A power switch 33 for operating the television section is provided. When the power switch 33 is pressed, the backlight of the liquid crystal monitor 32 is turned on, and a television image output from the television section is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32.
[0019]
On the other hand, a power switch 34 for operating the remote control unit is provided. When the power switch 34 is pressed, the operation of the remote control unit is started. By the way, the kitchen remote controller 22 is also provided with a power switch 22a (see FIG. 1), and the power source of both the remote controller of the bath remote controller 3 and the kitchen remote controller 22 can be turned on regardless of which one of the power switch 34 and the power switch 22a is pressed. Enters, and the operation as a remote control is started.
[0020]
By the way, when the power switch 33 is pressed in a state where both the remote control unit and the TV unit of the bath remote control 3 are not turned on, a TV image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32 as described above, and the power switch 34 or the power switch 22a is displayed. When is pressed, a display for the remote control is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32.
[0021]
Next, when the power switch 34 is pressed in a state where a television image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32 and the remote control unit is not turned on, the power of the remote control unit is turned on and the display on the liquid crystal monitor 32 is displayed on the remote control unit. The display changes to
[0022]
As described above, when both the remote control unit and the TV unit are turned on, the display on the liquid crystal monitor 32 returns to the TV image when the power switch 33 is pressed next, and when the power switch 34 is pressed thereafter, the remote control unit is used. It is configured to return to the display. If the power switch 34 is continuously pressed in this state, the remote control unit is turned off. Similarly, if the power switch 33 is pressed while the TV image is displayed, the TV section is turned off. 35 is a pair of left and right speakers, and 36 is a cross key for various settings.
[0023]
When the bathroom slave 5 is called from the outside, a buzzer sound is generated from the speaker 54. Then, the content spoken while pressing the call switch 52 is converted into an electric signal by the microphone 53 and transmitted to another child device or the parent device 41. In addition, 56 is a call switch, and when it calls, for example, the intercom main unit 41 and the sub units 43 and 44 from the bathroom sub unit 5, a ringing tone is generated on the other side.
[0024]
By the way, the bath remote controller 3 and the bathroom slave unit 5 are connected by three lines. Reference numeral 61 denotes a line for transmitting an image captured by the camera of the entrance slave unit 42 from the bathroom slave unit 5 to the bath remote controller 3. Reference numeral 62 denotes a line for transmitting an audio signal indicating the operating state of the hot water supply device 21 from the bath remote controller 3 side to the bathroom slave unit 5. Reference numeral 63 denotes a line for transmitting / receiving control signals to / from each other.
[0025]
Reference numeral 55 denotes a monitor switch. When the monitor switch 55 is pressed, an image captured by the front door unit 42 is output to the bath remote controller 3 and a control signal for displaying the image on the liquid crystal monitor 32 is transmitted to the bath remote controller 3. The entrance image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32. Reference numeral 57 denotes an unlocking / unlocking switch for unlocking and locking the entrance lock.
[0026]
In FIG. 2, the bath remote controller 3 and the bathroom slave unit 5 are shown separated from each other in the vertical direction, but in reality, a sense of unity in design may be obtained by installing so as not to provide a gap between them. Or you may create the bath remote control 3 and the bathroom subunit 5 integrally.
[0027]
Referring to FIG. 3, when one of power switch 34 and power switch 22a is pressed and the remote control is turned on (S1), which one of both power switches 34 and 22a is pressed is determined in bath remote controller 3. This is determined by the remote control unit or the control unit of the hot water supply device 21. If the power switch 34 of the bath remote control 3 is pressed, the image for the remote control is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32 (S2, S3), but if the power switch 34 is not pressed, that is, the power switch 22a. When is pressed, it is first determined whether the television section is operating and a television image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32 (S2, S4).
[0028]
If a television image is displayed, the television image display is given priority and the television image is continuously displayed (S4, S5). If the TV power switch 33 is pressed and the operation of the TV section is stopped, or if the TV section is not operating from the beginning, the intercom is activated and the LCD monitor 32 is not displaying an image of the entrance. Is determined (S4, S6). When an image from the interphone side is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32, the display of the image is prioritized and the state until the operation of the interphone is stopped is held (S6, S7).
[0029]
Then, when the operation of the television section is stopped and the intercom is stopped, an image for the remote control is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 32 (S6, S3). Even when the TV image is displayed or the image from the intercom is displayed, when the power switch 34 of the bath remote control 3 is pressed, the display on the liquid crystal monitor 32 is forcibly switched to the remote control screen. (S2, S3).
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the present invention prevents the remote controller from switching to the remote control display when the TV screen is displayed even if the power switch of the remote control other than the bathroom is pressed. When looking at an image, there is no problem that the image is suddenly switched and surprised.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a bath remote controller and a bathroom slave. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating image priority.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 House 2 Hot-water supply apparatus control system 3 Bath remote control 4 Intercom system 5 Bathroom child machine 11 Bathroom 12 Kitchen / living room 21 Hot-water supply apparatus 22 Kitchen remote control 41 Interphone main machine 42 Entrance child machine

Claims (1)

A remote control unit that is mounted in the bathroom and controls the operation of the hot water supply device, a television unit that displays a television image, and a monitor that alternatively displays an image from the remote control unit and an image from the television unit, Each has a power switch for the remote control unit and a power switch for the TV unit. When the power switch of the remote control unit is pressed while an image from the TV unit is displayed on the monitor, the monitor display is switched from the remote control unit. A bath remote controller for switching to an image, which is connected to a hot water supply device together with another remote controller installed outside the bathroom, such as a kitchen, etc., and the other remote controller is in a state where the image from the TV section is displayed on the monitor. When the operation of the remote control unit is started by pressing the power switch of the monitor, the monitor screen is not switched as it is the image from the TV unit. Bath remote control.

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