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公开(公告)号:US20210345843A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-11
申请号:US17277848
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka , Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki , Masayuki Nagaishi
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.
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公开(公告)号:US20220357269A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17277859
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki , Masayuki Nagaishi , Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11802830B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-31
申请号:US17277859
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki , Masayuki Nagaishi , Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka
CPC classification number: G01N21/255 , A47K13/24 , G01N21/27
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11478114B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US17277848
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka , Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki , Masayuki Nagaishi
IPC: A47K13/24 , F21V33/00 , F21Y115/10
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.
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公开(公告)号:US20220178907A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17277865
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Masayuki Nagaishi , Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka , Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki
IPC: G01N33/483 , E03D11/13
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a control unit that controls energization of the light emitting element and application of voltage to the light receiving element, in which the control unit performs light reception control including transmitting a control instruction to open an electronic shutter to the light receiving element and energizing the light emitting element so as to permit reception of the reflected light from feces, and performs control of setting an interval from a start of execution of one light reception control to execution of light reception control subsequent to the one light reception control, to 0.2 milliseconds or more.
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公开(公告)号:US12019061B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-25
申请号:US17277865
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Masayuki Nagaishi , Yuta Sakai , Satoko Kizuka , Ryo Oi , Takeshi Takaki , Naoya Takeuchi , Hitoaki Higuchi , Masamichi Tosaki
IPC: G01N33/483 , E03D11/13 , E03D9/08
CPC classification number: G01N33/4833 , E03D11/13 , E03D9/08
Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a control unit that controls energization of the light emitting element and application of voltage to the light receiving element, in which the control unit performs light reception control including transmitting a control instruction to open an electronic shutter to the light receiving element and energizing the light emitting element so as to permit reception of the reflected light from feces, and performs control of setting an interval from a start of execution of one light reception control to execution of light reception control subsequent to the one light reception control, to 0.2 milliseconds or more.
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公开(公告)号:US20240197124A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18590992
申请日:2024-02-29
Applicant: TOTO LTD.
Inventor: Takeshi Takaki , Satoko Kizuka , Yuta Sakai , Hirotomo Suyama , Hitoaki Higuchi , Naoya Takeuchi , Haruna Kawasaki , Ryo Oi , Yusuke Motoda , Yo Morotomi
CPC classification number: A47K13/305 , E03D11/13
Abstract: A toilet seat device according to an embodiment is a toilet seat device configured to be attached to an upper part of a closet bowl on which a bowl part for receiving excrement is formed, and includes: a toilet seat upper plate constituting a seating surface on which a user sits; a toilet seat bottom plate joined with the toilet seat upper plate to be opposed to an upper part of the closet bowl; a heating device disposed between the toilet seat upper plate and the toilet seat bottom plate to heat the toilet seat upper plate; and a detection device disposed on the toilet seat to optically detect the excrement. The detection device is arranged in a non-contact manner with respect to the heating device.
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