JP2579953B2 - Hand washing machine - Google Patents
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【発明の詳細な説明】 〈産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は手洗器の使用を感知する感知部と、この感知
により動作して手洗器内に石けん液を吐出する石けん液
吐出機構と、手洗水を吐出する手洗水吐出機構と、温風
を吹き出す乾燥機構のうち少なくとも2つの機構を有す
る手洗乾燥機に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial application field> The present invention relates to a sensing unit for detecting the use of a hand-washing machine, a soap solution discharging mechanism which operates by this sensing to discharge a soap solution into the hand-washing machine, and a hand washing machine. The present invention relates to a hand washing / drying machine having at least two of a hand washing water discharging mechanism for discharging water and a drying mechanism for blowing hot air.
〈従来の技術〉 従来、この種の手洗機は例えば特開昭61−193617号公
報に開示される如く、手洗器内に向けて感知部を設ける
と共に該感知部と石けん液吐出機構,手洗水吐出機構及
び乾燥機構とを連絡する電気回路中には各機構を予め設
定した時間宛順次自動的に動作せしめる制御部を設け
て、使用者が手洗器内に手を入れることにより、先ず石
けん液が設定時間吐出され次に手洗水が設定時間吐出さ
れて手を洗浄し、最後に温風が設定時間吹き出されて手
を乾燥するか、或いは上記各機構を別々に設定時間だけ
動作せしめる手動スイッチを夫々設け、これら手動スイ
ッチを操作することにより各機構を任意に動作させるよ
うになっている。<Prior Art> Conventionally, a hand washing machine of this kind is provided with a sensing part toward the inside of a hand washing machine as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-61-193617, and the sensing part, a soap discharging mechanism, a hand washing water, and the like. A control unit is provided in the electric circuit that communicates with the discharge mechanism and the drying mechanism to automatically operate each mechanism sequentially for a preset time. Is discharged for a set time, then hand washing water is discharged for a set time to wash hands, and finally, warm air is blown out for a set time to dry hands, or a manual switch for operating each of the above mechanisms separately for a set time. Are provided, and by operating these manual switches, each mechanism is arbitrarily operated.
〈発明が解決しようとする問題点〉 しかし乍ら、このような従来の手洗燥器では感知部に
基づいて各機構を自動的に動作せしめると各機構が夫々
設定時間しか動作しないため、手の汚れが激しい時や乾
きが不十分の時には不便であり、これを解決するために
手動スイッチを操作すれば手動スイッチに指が接触する
ので指が汚れ易く不衛生である。<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in such a conventional hand washer, when each mechanism is automatically operated based on the sensing unit, each mechanism operates only for a set time. It is inconvenient when the dirt is severe or when the drying is insufficient. If the manual switch is operated to solve this problem, the finger comes into contact with the manual switch, and the finger is easily soiled and unsanitary.
そこで、上記各機構の動作を別々に制御する各機構専
用の感知部を夫々設けることが考えられるが、この場合
には各専用感知部を十分に離隔して配置しないと相互干
渉して所望の専用感知部が動作せず他の専用感知部が動
作したり複数の専用感知部が同時に動作する等、誤感知
し易いという問題がある。Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a sensor dedicated to each mechanism that separately controls the operation of each mechanism described above. In this case, if the dedicated sensors are not sufficiently spaced apart from each other, mutual interference may occur and a desired sensor may be provided. There is a problem that erroneous sensing is likely to occur, for example, the dedicated sensing unit does not operate, another dedicated sensing unit operates, or a plurality of dedicated sensing units operate simultaneously.
本発明は斯る従来事情に鑑み、各専用感知部を接近さ
せた状態で配置しても所望の専用感知部のみを正確に動
作させることを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to accurately operate only a desired dedicated sensing unit even when the dedicated sensing units are arranged close to each other.
〈問題点を解決するための手段〉 上記問題点を解決するために本発明が講ずる技術的手
段は、手洗器の使用を感知する感知部の動作に基づいて
手洗器内に石けん液を吐出する石けん液吐出機構と、手
洗水を吐出する手洗水吐出機構と、温風を吹き出す乾燥
機構の少なくとも2つの機構を夫々動作せしめる手洗機
において、前記夫々の機構の動作を別々に制御する各機
構専用の感知部を夫々設け、これら専用感知部のうち少
なくとも隣り合う両者を感知手段の異なる別種のセンサ
で夫々構成するものである。<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, the technical measures taken by the present invention is to discharge the soap solution into the hand washing machine based on the operation of the sensing unit for sensing the use of the hand washing machine. In a hand washing machine that operates at least two mechanisms of a soap solution discharging mechanism, a hand washing water discharging mechanism that discharges hand washing water, and a drying mechanism that blows out hot air, each mechanism dedicated to separately controlling the operation of each of the mechanisms. , And at least two of these dedicated sensing units are respectively constituted by different types of sensors having different sensing means.
〈作 用〉 本発明の作用は感知手段が同じ専用感知部を隣り合わ
ないように配置することにより、各専用感知部の相互干
渉を防止して使用者の手を各専用感知部のうちどれか一
つで感知させると共に、該感知部に連通する機構のみを
動作せしめるものである。<Operation> According to the operation of the present invention, the sensing means are arranged so that the same dedicated sensing units are not adjacent to each other, thereby preventing mutual interference between the dedicated sensing units and preventing the user's hand from moving out of each dedicated sensing unit. In addition to the single sensing, only the mechanism communicating with the sensing unit is operated.
〈実施例〉 以下、本発明の一実施例を図面に基づいて説明する。<Example> An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
この実施例は第1図に示す如く、手洗器(6)の後部
上面に機能マウント部(7)を立設し、この機能マウン
ト部(7)の前面を手洗器(6)のボウル部(6a)に向
けて傾斜させると共に、該傾斜面(7a)に石けん液吐出
用感知部(1a),手洗水吐出用感知部(1b)及び乾燥用
感知部(1c)と、石けん液吐出ノズル(3d),手洗水吐
出口(4e)及び温風ノズル(5c)を横方向へ夫々交互に
接近させて順次配備したものである。In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a function mount (7) is erected on the rear upper surface of a hand washer (6), and the front of the function mount (7) is placed on a bowl (6) of the hand washer (6). 6a), and at the inclined surface (7a), a soap liquid discharging sensor (1a), a hand washing water discharging sensor (1b), a drying sensor (1c), and a soap liquid discharging nozzle (1). 3d), the hand washing water discharge port (4e) and the hot air nozzle (5c) are arranged in such a way that they are alternately approached in the lateral direction.
上記石けん液吐出用感知部(1a),手洗水吐出用感知
部(1b)及び乾燥用感知部(1c)は少なくとも隣り合う
両者を感知手段の異なる別種のセンサで夫々構成し、例
えば両側に配置された石けん液吐出用感知部(1a)及び
乾燥用感知部(1c)に、発光ダイオードからなる投光素
子フォトトランジスタからなる受光素子とを備えた拡散
反射型の赤外線センサを夫々用い、中央に配置された手
洗水吐出用感知部(1b)に、超音波セラミックホン等か
らなる発信素子と受信素子を備えた超音波センサを用い
るか、又はこれら三者全部を別種のセンサで夫々構成
し、例えば石けん液吐出用感知部(1a)に、冷接点及び
温接点を有し人体から発生する赤外線を感知して直流電
圧の感知信号を出力するサーモパイル型赤外線センサを
用いると共に手洗水吐出用感知部(1b)に上記赤外線セ
ンサを、乾燥用感知部(1c)に上記超音波センサを夫々
用いる。The soap liquid discharging sensor (1a), the hand washing water discharging sensor (1b), and the drying sensor (1c) are at least adjacent to each other, and are constituted by different types of sensors having different sensing means. A diffuse reflection type infrared sensor having a light emitting element consisting of a light emitting diode and a light receiving element consisting of a phototransistor is used for each of the soap sensing unit (1a) and the drying unit (1c). For the arranged hand washing water discharge sensing unit (1b), use an ultrasonic sensor equipped with a transmitting element and a receiving element composed of an ultrasonic ceramic phone or the like, or configure all three members with different types of sensors, For example, a thermopile-type infrared sensor that has a cold junction and a hot junction and that detects infrared rays generated from the human body and outputs a DC voltage detection signal is used for the soap liquid discharging sensor (1a), and for hand washing water discharge. The infrared sensor Intellectual portion (1b), drying sensing unit the ultrasonic sensor (1c) respectively used.
そして、各感知部(1a)(1b)(1c)は制御部(2)
を介して駆動電源に連通し夫々の動作が該制御部(2)
からの出力により制御され、少なくとも隣り合う両者又
は三者全部の夫々異なる感知手段のうちどれか一つが手
洗器(6)内に挿入された手を感知することにより感知
信号に交換して制御部(2)へ出力する。Each of the sensing units (1a) (1b) (1c) is a control unit (2)
And the respective operations are controlled by the control unit (2).
And at least one of two different sensing means adjacent to each other or all three senses a hand inserted into the hand-washing machine (6) and exchanges it with a sensing signal to sense the signal. Output to (2).
制御部(2)は上記各感知部(1a)(1b)(1c)と、
石けん液吐出機構(3)の電磁ポンプ(3a),手洗水吐
出機構(4)の電磁弁(4a)及び乾燥機構(5)の温風
発生機(5a)とに夫々連通し、各感知部(1a)(1b)
(1c)にパルス信号を出力して少なくとも隣り合う両者
又は三者全部を動作開始させ、これらのどれか一つが感
知して該感知部(1a),(1b),(1c)から出力される
感知信号を入力することにより感知状態となる。The control unit (2) includes the above sensing units (1a) (1b) (1c),
The electromagnetic pump (3a) of the soap liquid discharge mechanism (3), the electromagnetic valve (4a) of the hand wash water discharge mechanism (4), and the hot air generator (5a) of the drying mechanism (5) communicate with each sensing part. (1a) (1b)
A pulse signal is output to (1c) to start the operation of at least the two or all adjacent ones, and any one of these is sensed and output from the sensing units (1a), (1b), (1c) The sensing state is entered by inputting the sensing signal.
尚、上記各感知部(1a)(1b)(1c)の動作は上述し
たものに限定されず、例えば制御部(2)から各感知部
(1a)(1b)(1c)へ所定周期で複数のパルス信号を出
力することにより夫々所定周期で間歇的に動作せしめて
消費電力を小さくしたり、特に石けん液吐出用感知部
(1a)と乾燥用感知部(1c)が同じ赤外線センサである
場合には、これら両感知部(1a)(1c)へのパルス信号
の投光タイミングをずらすことにより両感知部(1a)
(1c)の投受光が重複しないようにする等、種々の変形
が可能である。The operation of each of the sensing units (1a), (1b), and (1c) is not limited to that described above. For example, the control unit (2) sends a plurality of operations to each of the sensing units (1a) (1b) (1c) at predetermined intervals. Output a pulse signal to make the sensor operate intermittently at predetermined intervals to reduce power consumption. Especially, when the soap sensor (1a) and the drying sensor (1c) are the same infrared sensor By shifting the timing of projecting the pulse signal to both sensing units (1a) (1c), the two sensing units (1a)
Various modifications are possible, such as preventing the light emission and reception of (1c) from overlapping.
一方、石けん液吐出機構(3)は石けん液容器(3b)
と、この容器(3b)の下端出口に接続される石けん液供
給管(3c)と、該供給管(3c)の途中に配備される電磁
ポンプ(3a)と、供給管(3c)の末端に接続される石け
ん液吐出ノズル(3d)とからなり、上記電磁ポンプ(3
a)を通電させることによって石けん液容器(3b)内の
石けん液が石けん液吐出ノズル(3d)から吐出する。On the other hand, the soap liquid discharge mechanism (3) is a soap liquid container (3b)
And a soap liquid supply pipe (3c) connected to the lower end outlet of the container (3b), an electromagnetic pump (3a) arranged in the middle of the supply pipe (3c), and a terminal end of the supply pipe (3c). Connected to the above-mentioned electromagnetic pump (3
When a) is energized, the soap solution in the soap solution container (3b) is discharged from the soap solution discharge nozzle (3d).
手洗水吐出機構(4)は湯水混合栓(4b)を介して給
水源及び給湯源に連絡する手洗水供給管(4c)と、該供
給管(4c)の途中に配備される電磁弁(4a)及び定流量
弁(4d)と、供給管(4c)の末端に接続される手洗水吐
出口(4e)とからなり、上記電磁弁(4a)を通電させる
ことによって湯水混合栓(4b)で混合した湯水が手洗水
吐出口(4e)から吐出する。The hand-washing water discharge mechanism (4) includes a hand-washing water supply pipe (4c) that communicates with a water supply source and a hot water supply source through a hot-water mixer tap (4b), and a solenoid valve (4a) that is provided in the middle of the supply pipe (4c). ) And a constant flow valve (4d), and a hand washing water discharge port (4e) connected to the end of the supply pipe (4c). The mixed hot and cold water is discharged from the hand washing water discharge port (4e).
乾燥機構(5)は送風ファンの吹き出し口に加熱ヒー
タを配設した従来周知の温風発生機(5a)と、この温風
発生機(5a)に接続される温風ダクト(5b)と、該ダク
ト(5b)の末端に接続される温風ノズル(5c)とからな
り、上記温風発生機(5a)を通電させることによって温
風ノズル(5c)から温風が吹き出す。The drying mechanism (5) includes a conventionally known hot air generator (5a) in which a heating heater is provided at an outlet of a blowing fan, a hot air duct (5b) connected to the hot air generator (5a), A hot air nozzle (5c) is connected to the end of the duct (5b). When the hot air generator (5a) is energized, hot air is blown from the hot air nozzle (5c).
これら各機構(3)(4)(5)は前記石けん液吐出
用感知部(1a),手洗水吐出用感知部(1b),乾燥用感
知部(1c)のいずれか一つが感知状態となると、その感
知に基づいて電磁ポンプ(3a),電磁弁(4a),温風発
生機(5a)のいずれか一つを通電せしめると共に夫々を
第3図に示すタイムチャートのように基本動作させる。Each of these mechanisms (3), (4) and (5) is activated when any one of the above-mentioned soap liquid discharging sensor (1a), hand washing water discharging sensor (1b) and drying sensor (1c) is in the sensing state. Based on the sensing, one of the electromagnetic pump (3a), the electromagnetic valve (4a), and the hot air generator (5a) is energized, and each of them is operated basically as shown in the time chart of FIG.
即ち、使用者が手洗器(6)内へ手を入れるとその手
を各感知部(1a)(1b)(1c)のいずれか一つが感知し
て感知状態となるが、この感知状態がT1時間以下の場合
キャンセルして各機構(3)(4)(5)の無用な作動
が防止され、例えば石けん液吐出用感知部(1a)の感知
状態がT1時間以上連続すると、電磁ポンプ(3a)を、T2
時間宛T3時間の運転中止時間を挾んで断続的に動作さ
せ、該感知部(1a)の感知終了時が、電磁ポンプ(3a)
の動作中であればT2時間経過し終るまで待ってこれを停
止せしめ、電磁ポンプ(3a)の運転中止時間内であれば
そのまま停止させる。That is, when the user puts his hand into the hand washing machine (6), one of the sensing units (1a), (1b), and (1c) senses his hand, and the sensing state is detected. is unnecessary operation is prevented for each mechanism to cancel when: 1 hour (3) (4) (5), for example, soap liquid jetting sensing unit sensing the state of (1a) continuous 1 hour or more T, electromagnetic pump (3a), T 2
It operates intermittently with the operation stop time of T 3 hours, and the end of the sensing of the sensing part (1a) is determined by the electromagnetic pump (3a).
If in operation wait until the end elapsed T 2 hours allowed stop this, it is stopped if the operating suspension time of the electromagnetic pump (3a).
そして、手洗水吐出用感知部(1b)又は乾燥用感知部
(1c)の感知状態がT1時間以上連続すると、電磁弁(4
a)又は温風発生機(5a)を動作開始せしめ、該感知部
(1b),(1c)の感知が終了してT4時間以上再感知がな
い場合電磁弁(4a)又は温風発生機(5a)の動作を停止
させる。Then, Tearaimizu the sensing state of the ejection detecting portion (1b) or drying sensing unit (1c) is continuous 1 hour or more T, the solenoid valve (4
a) or hot air generator (5a) Operation allowed initiate, the sensing unit (1b), (if sensing 1c) does not re-sensed T 4 hours or more to exit solenoid valve (4a) or hot air generator Stop the operation of (5a).
尚、各感知部(1a)(1b)(1c)に用いたセンサは上
述したものに限定されず、例えば各感知部(1a)(1b)
(1c)間で取換えたり、上述されていない他の非接触型
のセンサを用いるのも任意である。In addition, the sensor used for each sensing part (1a) (1b) (1c) is not limited to the one described above.
It is optional to switch between (1c) and use other non-contact sensors not mentioned above.
〈発明の効果〉 本発明は上記の構成であるから、以下の利点を有す
る。<Effect of the Invention> Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has the following advantages.
感知手段が同じ専用感知部を隣り合わないように配
置することにより、各専用感知部の相互干渉を防止して
使用者の手を各専用感知部のうちどれか一つで感知させ
ると共に、該感知部に連通する機構のみを動作せしめる
ので、各専用感知部を接近させた状態で配置しても所望
の専用感知部のみを正確に動作させることができる。By arranging the same dedicated sensing units so that the sensing means are not adjacent to each other, mutual interference between the dedicated sensing units is prevented, and the user's hand is sensed by any one of the dedicated sensing units. Since only the mechanism communicating with the sensing unit is operated, even if the dedicated sensing units are arranged close to each other, only the desired dedicated sensing unit can be operated accurately.
従って、各専用感知部の配置スペースを広くする必要
がなく、コンパクト化できる。Therefore, there is no need to increase the space for arranging each dedicated sensing unit, and the size can be reduced.
各感知部により所望の機構のみを任意に動作できる
ので、従来のもののように手動スイッチを別個に設ける
必要がなくなり衛生的であると共に、制御が簡素化さ
れ、しかも操作が簡単になる。Since only the desired mechanism can be arbitrarily operated by each sensing unit, it is not necessary to separately provide a manual switch unlike the conventional one, so that sanitation is achieved, control is simplified, and operation is simplified.
第1図は本発明の一実施例を示す手洗燥機の縦断正面
図、第2図は同縦断側面図、第3図は各専用感知部の感
知に伴う各機構の基本動作を示すタイムチャートであ
る。 1a……石けん液吐出用感知部 1b……手洗水吐出用感知部 1c……乾燥用感知部 3……石けん液吐出機構 4……手洗水吐出機構 5……乾燥機構 6……手洗器FIG. 1 is a vertical front view of a hand-washing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a time chart showing the basic operation of each mechanism accompanying sensing by each dedicated sensing unit. It is. 1a: sensing unit for discharging soap liquid 1b: sensing unit for discharging hand washing water 1c: sensing unit for drying 3: soap discharging mechanism 4: hand washing water discharging mechanism 5: drying mechanism 6: hand washing machine
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 楠本 明男 神奈川県茅ケ崎市本村2丁目8番1号 東陶機器株式会社茅ケ崎工場内 (72)発明者 浜中 龍美 神奈川県茅ケ崎市本村2丁目8番1号 東陶機器株式会社茅ケ崎工場内 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Akio Kusumoto 2-8-1, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside the Toga Kikai Co., Ltd. Chigasaki Plant (72) Inventor Tatsumi Hamanaka 2--8, Honmura, Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1 Inside the Toga Kikai Chigasaki Factory
Claims (1)
づいて手洗器内に石けん液を吐出する石けん液吐出機構
と、手洗水を吐出する手洗水吐出機構と、温風を吹き出
す乾燥機構の少なくとも2つの機構を夫々動作せしめる
手洗機において、前記夫々の機構の動作を別々に制御す
る各機構専用の感知部を夫々設け、これら専用感知部の
うち少なくとも隣り合う両者を感知手段の異なる別種の
センサで夫々構成したことを特徴とする手洗機。1. A soap discharging mechanism for discharging a soap solution into a hand washing machine based on an operation of a sensing unit for detecting use of a hand washing machine, a hand washing water discharging mechanism for discharging hand washing water, and a drying operation for blowing hot air. In a hand-washing machine for operating at least two mechanisms, each of the mechanisms is provided with a sensor dedicated to each mechanism for separately controlling the operation of each of the mechanisms. A hand-washing machine characterized by comprising different types of sensors.
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