- 专利标题: Optical proximity sensor based toilet with fill tube proximity level sensing
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申请号: US15337154申请日: 2016-10-28
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公开(公告)号: US09939307B2公开(公告)日: 2018-04-10
- 发明人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Travis Niederhauser , Terrece Pearman
- 申请人: David R. Hall , Dan Allen , Jared Reynolds , Joshua Larsen , Travis Niederhauser , Terrece Pearman
- 主分类号: E03D1/00
- IPC分类号: E03D1/00 ; G01F23/22 ; G05D7/06 ; G01N33/00 ; G01F23/26 ; A61B5/021 ; A61B5/00 ; G01F23/292 ; A61B5/20 ; E03D11/02 ; A61B10/00
摘要:
The present invention is directed to a toilet that includes a slanted fill tube with an optical proximity sensor positioned on or within the inner surface of the fill tube. The optical proximity sensor includes an incoherent light source and a photodiode. The optical proximity sensor as disclosed herein detects small changes in volumes added to a toilet bowl. Consequently, small volumes of excrement that are deposited in the toilet bowl by a user may be detected with greater accuracy. In some embodiments, information about the volume of urine or feces deposited into the toilet bowl is recorded and calculated by a processor. Other sensors, including a toilet bowl water level sensor and a gas sensor may collect data in combination with the optical proximity sensor to provide more complete information about the user's health.
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