Bidet device

Abstract

A bidet device, comprises: a bidet configured to be installed in a toilet and to perform a cleaning operation based on a received control signal; and a remote controller configured to transmit the control signal input according to a user's manipulation to the bidet, wherein, when the remote controller is placed in a predetermined adjacent area to the bidet, the bidet and the remote controller are placed in an initial pairing state in which pairing is initially performed, and, after the initial pairing state, when either of the bidet or the remote controller is turned off and on, the bidet and the remote controller are pairable regardless of the remote controller being out of the predetermined adjacent area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bidet device, comprising:
 a bidet configured to be installed in a toilet and to perform a cleaning operation based on a received control signal; and   a remote controller configured to transmit the control signal input according to a user's manipulation to the bidet,   wherein, when the remote controller is placed in a predetermined adjacent area to the bidet, the bidet and the remote controller are placed in an initial pairing state in which pairing is initially performed, and, after the initial pairing state, when either of the bidet or the remote controller is turned off and on, the bidet and the remote controller are pairable regardless of the remote controller being out of the predetermined adjacent area.   
     
     
         2 . The bidet device of  claim 1 , wherein the bidet comprises:
 a toilet seat configured to allow a user to be seated;   a nozzle capable of discharging cleaning water toward the user; and   a bidet manipulation unit manipulated by the user to control the nozzle, and wherein the bidet manipulation unit is connected to the toilet seat.   
     
     
         3 . The bidet device of  claim 1 , wherein the bidet comprises:
 a bidet communication unit configured to receive the control signal; and   a bidet control unit configured to control the bidet communication unit, and   wherein the remote controller comprises:   a remote controller communication unit configured to transmit the control signal; and   a remote controller control unit configured to control the remote controller communication unit.   
     
     
         4 . The bidet device of  claim 3 , wherein the bidet control unit controls the bidet communication unit to transmit dummy data to the remote controller communication unit every preset dummy data transmission time, and
 wherein the remote controller control unit controls the remote controller communication unit and the remote controller control unit to be placed in a power-saving state in which power used in the remote controller communication unit and the remote controller control unit when the dummy data is not received for a preset power saving determination time is reduced compared to power used in the remote controller communication unit and the remote controller control unit in a normal operation state in which the remote controller is paired with the bidet.   
     
     
         5 . The bidet device of  claim 4 , wherein the remote controller control unit controls the remote controller communication unit to transmit the dummy data to the bidet communication unit every dummy data transmission time, and
 wherein the bidet control unit controls the bidet communication unit to enter a remote controller scan state in which a preset scan signal is transmitted, by the bidet communication unit, to the remote controller communication unit for a preset scan signal transmission time, when the dummy data is not received for a preset scan determination time.   
     
     
         6 . The bidet device of  claim 5 , wherein, when the scan signal transmitted from the bidet communication unit in the remote controller scan state is received by the remote controller communication unit, the bidet and the remote controller are paired. 
     
     
         7 . The bidet device of  claim 3 , wherein the bidet is selectively paired with one of a plurality of remote controllers of different types. 
     
     
         8 . The bidet device of  claim 7 , wherein different identification codes respectively provided to the plurality of remote controllers are pre-stored in the bidet control unit, and
 wherein the bidet control unit receives an identification code of the remote controller that is paired through the bidet communication unit, and identifies a type of the remote controller based on the received identification code.   
     
     
         9 . The bidet device of  claim 8 , wherein the remote controller control unit determines a control signal transmitted from the bidet communication unit to the remote controller communication unit based on types of the plurality of remote controllers. 
     
     
         10 . The bidet device of  claim 3 , wherein the remote controller further comprises a plurality of remote controller buttons manipulated by a user, and
 wherein control signals corresponding to at least some of the plurality of remote controller buttons are pre-input in the remote controller control unit.   
     
     
         11 . The bidet device of  claim 10 , wherein the remote controller is selectively paired with one of a plurality of bidets of different types. 
     
     
         12 . The bidet device of  claim 11 , wherein the remote controller control unit determines control signals corresponding to the plurality of remote controller buttons, to be transmitted by the remote controller communication unit to the bidet communication unit, based on types of the plurality of bidets. 
     
     
         13 . The bidet device of  claim 12 , wherein, when a type of the bidet paired with the remote controller is different, the remote controller control unit controls a control signal corresponding to the remote controller button to be different. 
     
     
         14 . The bidet device of  claim 13 , wherein the remote controller control unit controls a control signal corresponding to one of the remote controller buttons when the remote controller is paired with the bidet to be different from a control signal corresponding to the one of the remote controller buttons when the remote controller is paired with a bidet of a different type from the bidet.